Selectmen Approve High School Heaters, Commend World of Wellesley
Selectmen meeting talks High School project, World of Wellesley and Cable Access channel.
In order to build inside the Wellesley High School during winter, Project Manager Richard Gurney and project Superintendent Jamie Meiser presented an updated plan to use exterior heaters to the Board of Selectmen. The 4.5 million BTU, propane-powered heaters, are needed to pump warm air into the building for proper curing of the mortar and drywall. "Required for material, not for manpower," Meier explained. He added with a smile that "the guys" do love it, however. The original site plan included four of the heaters, which will run 24-hours a day. The group's request changed the proposed location of one of the four heaters from Rice Street to the side of the building. A network of propane tanks will service the heaters which, because of …
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