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CHSD 94 OKs $29,000 pool surge tank repairs; district to study longer-term replacement
Summary
The board approved emergency repairs to a 50-year-old pool surge tank for $29,000 and directed administration to investigate replacement options that could cost $100,000–$200,000 and require permits and a summer shutdown.
The Community High School District 94 Board of Education approved a $29,000 contract to repair the district pool's aging surge tank and heard that the district will begin exploring longer-term replacement options.
Dan, the district's director of business services, told the board the surge tank helps circulate and filter pool water and is where the district performs chlorine testing. "Not all public pools would have a surge tank; since ours is 50 years old, we have a different, older surge tank," Dan said. He told trustees the district had difficulty finding contractors familiar with surge tanks of that size and age in public schools.
Board members asked whether the pool remains usable. Dan said the pool remains in use but is "losing some water," and that the repair vendor estimated the repaired surge tank could last "another 5 or 10 years." He added that a full replacement would likely be a larger project: permitting through the Illinois Department of Public Health could take six to eight months, the only feasible shutdown window would be summer, and an initial cost estimate mentioned in discussion ranged from roughly $100,000 to $200,000.
The board approved the proposal from Shafcheese Brothers Inc. (SBI), Wheeling, Illinois, to perform the repairs. The motion carried on roll call with all trustees voting in favor.
Administration said the repairs are intended to keep the pool operational while staff develops budget and timetable options for a future replacement or major redesign.
Trustees asked staff to return with options and estimated timelines for replacement and to consider permit timing so that any major construction could occur during the summer months when the pool can be taken out of service.
