While the doors of the new Performing Arts Center are still weeks away from opening to the public, the school committee decided Wednesday that the future usage of the building needed guidance sooner than later.

The committee supported a recommendation by Business Manager Mickey McGonagle to create a committee that will help shape how the building will be used upon its expected completion next month.  McGongale said that while the building will obviously support a variety of needs for Duxbury’s students, it could also be used for various community reasons and possibly as a way to generate revenue by opening the space up to outside groups for performances.

“[Generating revenue] may please some in Duxbury, but not please others,” he said.

To determine how best to use the building, what types of activities would happen under its roof and whether or not it should generate revenue, McGonagle recommended convening a group of people from the schools, performing groups and other organizations to sit on the committee.

“I think when people see this building, ideas will come forward on how to use it and we need a committee to oversee that,” said committee member Neil Johnson.

Superintendent Eileen Williams pointed out that this committee would in no way set policy for the building ñsomething she envisioned the committee doingñ but instead determine how it can best be used.

“This is not a management committee,” she said.  “This is for input on issues [surrounding its use] only.  It’s more of a study committee to brainstormÖand come back to the school committee and the policy subcommittee for [policy] development.”

Responding to a question from committee member John Heinstadt on how to select members of the committee, Williams recommended some representatives of those who oversaw the project during its development, such as members of the Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra and members of town choral groups. She also suggested members of non-profit organizations and, of course, members of the school department, including McGonagle.