Friday, March 31, 2000
Leaky school roofs finally due for repairs
BY SUE KIESEWETTER
Enquirer Contributor
UNION TOWNSHIP — Five months after receiving an award to repair leaky roofs at Cherokee and Independence elementary schools, work will begin.
Kelly & Carpenter Roofing & Sheet Metal was given a $1.06 million contract this week to replace the two roofs, which have been leaking since both schools opened in 1994. The money will come from a $1.78 million settlement awarded the district in October by a three-member panel from the American Arbitrators Association after 17 days of hearings last summer.
Work will begin Monday and should be completed by the start of school in August, said Richard Camp, director of support services for the Lakota Schools.
“We're pleased it's finally being taken care of,” said Jon Weidlich, Lakota spokesman. “It's been a long process. It's being done to the satisfaction of the district at no cost to the taxpayer.”
During spring break next week, construction crews will move materials and equipment to the school and remove the flat portion of the roof, Mr. Weidlich said. Ladders, roofing materials and machinery will be placed in the courtyards of the two schools and in the back of the building. Courtyards will be closed to students and the public for the remainder of the school year.
The rubberized portion of the new flat roof will be installed during the school year because it causes little dust, no fumes and not much noise.
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