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Residents and commissioners press to finish Stevens School renovation; county reports final inspection and contingency funds for kitchen equipment
Summary
Friends of Stevens School and commissioners urged the county to complete remaining work and order kitchen equipment so grant funds are not lost. County staff said a final inspection was scheduled and that roughly $40,000 in contingency funds could be used to purchase appliances once construction punch list items are confirmed.
Friends of Stevens School and several commissioners pressed Gadsden County staff to finish work on the Stevens School renovation and to proceed with ordering kitchen equipment needed to complete the project’s first phase.
Karen Ford, speaking for Friends of Stevens School, told the board that the project had been active across several commission terms since the school burned and that volunteers and local advocates have been working for years to complete the site. Ford asked…
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