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School board approves team-room and bleacher project amid bond-timing concerns
Summary
The Gettysburg Area School District Board of Directors approved a contractor bid for a new team room and associated bleachers and alternates after debate about locker needs, future usage and potential bond "arbitrage" costs; vote passed 7-2.
The Gettysburg Area School District Board of Directors approved a contractor bid for a new team room, associated bleachers and alternate items as a single project during its meeting, with a roll-call vote of 7 in favor and 2 opposed.
The vote approved the project “in its entirety,” including alternates and spectator structures, after multiple board members and staff explained the decision before the vote. “The single motion 6.2 is its entirety and includes everything that’s all encompassing,” a board official said during discussion.
Board members and staff described the facility as a 3,200-square-foot team room intended for home-team and visitor use for multiple outdoor sports and events. Board members asked whether lockers were included; staff said lockers were not part of the design because they would increase the building footprint, and that students typically come dressed for some sports. “Lockers…
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