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District to cover $121,750 in urgent repairs; elevator, HVAC and automation among items cited
Summary
Facilities staff presented emergent repair estimates — Moran elevator, building automation controls and a failing air handler at Lyman Hall — and the operations committee agreed by consensus to transfer $121,750 from insurance to operations and forward the request to the full board.
Mark Deptula, a facilities staff member for the Wallingford School District, described a set of emergent maintenance needs the district is seeking to fund this year.
Deptula said the Moran elevator needs a significant repair after "the contactor welded itself shut, which made the motor run continuously until it overheated and burnt up." He said the hydraulic fluid must be replaced and that the repair is extensive. On the building automation system at Barbara Coleman (DAG) he said the system…
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