My source’s indicate that this evening (June 1, 2005) 7 members of the Knox County School Board voted to keep the New West Knox County High School on track and on budget. This evening the Knoxville/Knox County PBA officials gave further explanation into the proposed $550,000.00 fee.

The $550,000.00 PBA fee would come from re-negotiating the architectural contract with The Lewis Group and the construction management contract with Merit Construction. With re-negotiation, it would result in a New West Knox County High School delay.

The seven board members voting to keep the high school on track: Sam Anderson, Indya Kincannon, Cindy Buttry, Chuck James, Diane Dozier, Jim Williams and Robert Bratton.

The two board members voting to re-negotiate both contracts and creating an extra layer of administration were: Dan Murphy and Karen Carson