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Facilities committee reviews biomass heating, septic and building upgrades; committee moves to recommend approval to board

3494174 · May 24, 2025
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Staff member, Facilities staff, told the RSU 40/MSAD 40 Facilities Committee that the district is finalizing design work and expects to begin construction this summer on a biomass central plant, a large septic system and assorted building upgrades, including replacement of about 90 windows and three awnings.

Staff member, Facilities staff, told the RSU 40/MSAD 40 Facilities Committee that the district is finalizing design work and expects to begin construction this summer on a biomass central plant, a large septic system and assorted building upgrades, including replacement of about 90 windows and three awnings.

The presentation, which staff said will be distributed in hard copy, summarized phased work the district plans to complete by next summer: a biomass heating plant with contained storage (described as a “rate system” without an external silo), septic-system installation this summer, piping that will be trenched later through school grounds to connect the biomass plant to the high school and middle school, and controls and ventilation work at the Union, Friendship gymnasium and Miller School.

“One of the highlights of the biomass that made it appealing was we'll…

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