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District reports basement fire at education center; tax office relocated to Harriman Center
Summary
District administrators told the board a basement fire damaged two offices at the education center; the tax office has been temporarily moved to the Harriman Center at 14 Church Street, Harriman, with daily hours posted.
Dr. Norwood, a district administrator, told the Monroe-Woodbury Board of Education on Sept. 17 that there was a fire early Tuesday morning in the basement of the district's education center on Route 32 in Central Valley.
"A portion of the basement consisting of 2 offices has damage as a result of the fire," Dr. Norwood said, and district crews were assessing the damage and airing out the building. As an operational change, the district moved the tax office to the Harriman Center at 14 Church Street in Harriman. The district said the Harriman Center will accept tax payments daily from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Dr. Norwood also reminded the board and public about field-use protocols for gymnasiums, classrooms and athletic fields (information is posted on the district website), and provided calendar reminders: the district will observe Rosh Hashanah and schools will be closed on Tuesday, Sept. 23 and Wednesday, Sept. 24. The administrator also noted an upcoming "Go Gold" awareness day for pediatric cancer on Friday, Sept. 26.
The district characterized the fire damage as confined to part of the basement and said crews were working to enclose and ventilate the affected area. No injuries, evacuations or broader facility closures were recorded in the meeting transcript excerpt provided.
