Forrest City board approves gym-floor replacement after pipe burst; district pays $5,000 deductible
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The FORREST CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Board approved replacement of the high school gym floor after water damage. An insurance adjuster recommended Gym Masters; the district will pay a $5,000 deductible and the insurer will cover the remainder of the ~ $113,000–$118,000 repair.
The FORREST CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Board of Education voted unanimously to approve replacement of the high school gym floor after a pipe burst caused damage to the arena floor.
Superintendent Dr. Hargrecht told the board the district’s insurance adjuster has approved a new floor and recommended Gym Masters as the vendor. The district will pay a $5,000 deductible; Dr. Hargrecht said the adjuster’s documentation initially showed a vendor price of $113,001.60 (later amended in the materials to $113,106) and that a prior estimate had been “about $118,000.”
The board discussed the documentation and requested copies of the adjuster’s statement; a motion to accept the recommended repair contract passed on a roll-call vote. Board members recorded as voting in favor were Sadie Blackwell, Larry DeVazier, Roy Hamilton, Tarzan Lee, Annie Norman, Sandra Taylor and Yvette Whitby.
No additional spending authorization beyond the deductible was requested at the meeting. The superintendent said the district will proceed with the vendor recommended by the adjuster and that the repair will replace the original arena floor damaged by the burst pipe.
The board did not identify any further policy or ordinance citations tied to the contract in the meeting record. The superintendent provided to board members the adjuster’s written quote and said copies would be made available on request.