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Gilbertsville Home & School donates $38,000 for kindergarten playground replacement
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Gilbertsville Elementary’s Home & School Association will donate $38,000 to replace an aging kindergarten play structure; new equipment has a 20-year warranty, will serve about 22 children and installation is planned with school facilities handling removal of the old unit.
Gilbertsville Elementary’s Home & School Association has pledged $38,000 to buy and install new kindergarten play equipment, district officials said during the June 10 Committee of the Whole meeting.
Principal Amy Petrie (identified in the meeting as Gilbertsville principal) summarized condition problems with the existing structure — broken slide, worn decking and rust — and said the school and Home & School examined repair vs. replacement. She said the new design targets kindergarten-aged children and increases play opportunities while reducing appeal to older…
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