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Board considers $85,000 sound‑blanket fence to reduce middle‑school chiller noise

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After rejecting a larger sound‑wall option earlier, trustees reviewed a lower‑cost plan to install a 14‑foot fence with sound‑absorbing blankets around the middle‑school chiller; the administration said the measure should cut sound 9–12 decibels and bring the site into compliance.

The Wissahickon School Board reviewed a planned contract to install a 14‑foot fence fitted with sound‑absorbing blankets around the Middle School chillers as a lower‑cost alternative to a previously proposed masonry wall.

Facilities committee chair Joe (first name used in transcript) told the board the administration examined eight mitigation options after trustees rejected a larger…

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