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Board hears updates on SDA HVAC grant, board‑office testing and possible tennis‑court replacement
Summary
At the Oct. 6 workshop the district reported that the New Jersey School Development Authority authorized an HVAC grant and that site testing is underway for a proposed new board office; administrators also proposed moving dumpsters at a school and raised the option of replacing aged tennis courts next year.
Pequannock Township School District officials briefed the board Oct. 6 on facilities and capital items including an SDA grant for HVAC upgrades, environmental testing at a potential new board office site, proposed relocation of dumpsters at a school, and a possible tennis‑court replacement.
Business administrator Mr. Gibbs reported that the New Jersey School Development Authority authorized a grant of $1,162,200 for new HVAC units. Gibbs said the district must spend an estimated $2,000,000 to $2,900,000 to qualify for the full grant amount; that cost will be incorporated into future budgets over the next three years.
Gibbs also reported on environmental testing for the proposed new board office. Test holes for septic were completed Sept. 26 and samples were sent for analysis; testing related to an oil tank required a revised sampling approach and the owner had granted access to dig beside the tank for a probe. Results were not available at the Oct. 6 meeting.
On the sale of the existing board office property, Gibbs said the district’s appraisal was $805,000 while the U.S. Postal Service’s appraisal was $550,000; he said he rejected the postal appraisal and requested a new one from the post office because the post office appraisal appeared to rely on personal‑property comps, not commercial ones.
On site improvements, administrators proposed moving dumpsters at SJG to a location away from the playground and lunch area. Gibbs reported a cooperative‑purchase quote of roughly $12,200 (not including a fence) to build a new platform and move the receptacles; the board requested a written summary of the scope before formal approval.
The district flagged the tennis courts at Pequannock Township High School as nearing the end of their expected life span (the administrator reported the courts are about 11 years old and the typical life is roughly 10 years). Gibbs said an estimate for total replacement obtained through a cooperative purchasing program was about $399,000 (the initial quote had been about $425,000). He recommended postponing full replacement into next year’s budget but noted the courts have large cracks and could be closed or sectioned off if conditions worsen.
Ending
Administrators said they will provide the board with the environmental test results when available, circulate the dumpster‑relocation scope and cost estimate for review, and return to the board with more detailed bids or budget recommendations if the tennis courts are to be replaced.
