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DC Everest junior high storm pipe collapse prompts emergency repairs and plan to inspect aging clay lines
Summary
District staff discovered collapsed clay storm piping under DC Everest Junior High requiring emergency excavation and temporary repairs. Administrators said they will camera other pipes in October and likely propose a relining or realignment plan; they flagged use of capital fund balance as the probable near-term funding source.
District facilities staff told the board that an old clay storm drain collapsed beneath DC Everest Junior High, prompting emergency excavation and temporary repairs that averted disruption to classes.
Superintendent Dr. Nye introduced the item as a developing infrastructure problem and asked facilities staff to describe the scope. Jason McFarland, who identified himself as a facilities representative, said crews found clay pipes dating from the 1950s and discovered a main storm pipe that had collapsed. "We had to dig out in the little theater at the junior high about 14 feet down to try…
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