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Board approves life‑safety repairs and hears complaints about multimillion‑dollar construction delays
Summary
The board approved a $2.7 million appropriation for life‑safety repairs at South Broward High and accepted multiple construction change orders while board members criticized multi‑year project delays at Northside and Central Park Elementary.
The School Board of Broward County on March 18 approved a series of construction change orders and a $2.7 million allocation for life‑safety repairs at South Broward High School while several members pressed staff about long delays on school renovation projects.
Board members repeatedly raised concerns about project timelines. Doctor. Zeman described a change order that took 3½ years to process at Northside Elementary: "Anybody on this board happy with a 3 and a half year change order? The community is really angry," he said, linking protracted construction to enrollment and curb‑appeal issues.…
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