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Middletown board approves specifications to add children’s handrail, abate asbestos at Kegwin; board to cover $20,697 match
Summary
The Middletown Board of Education approved education specifications to submit to the state to add a children’s handrail and perform asbestos abatement at Kegwin School and confirmed a $20,697 local match already committed by the board for the state grant application.
The Middletown Board of Education approved education specifications to submit to the State Commissioner of Administrative Services to add a children’s handrail and to fund an asbestos abatement project at Kegwin School, district staff said during a special board meeting.
The measures, approved by roll-call votes, are intended to address code violations on the main center stairwell and two west staircases and to remove asbestos in the cafeteria, art room, kindergarten room and adjoining hallways so the district can prepare the building for incoming McDonough students.
Marco Gaylord, a district facilities staff member, told the board, “The district is applying to the State Commissioner of Administrative Services to address code violations by adding a children's handrail on the center main staircase and the two west staircases from the first floor to…
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