The Montauk School is the next on the South Fork to explore a construction project. According to Jack Perna, the superintendent, the district has reached an agreement with an architect, John Tanzi, to replace the school’s three portable classrooms and storage room (which has doubled as a classroom), which date from September 1973. The plans are to install modular rooms that would be more permanent than their predecessors.
The school district has set aside about $1.28 million for the project. As yet there are no plans to float a bond to finance additional construction.
“As of right now, the square footage is the same as the current relocatable classrooms. That is, at least, our starting point,” Mr. Perna said this week. “If the money we have can get a second floor on part of it, we will add classroom space on half of the current footprint.”