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County manager warns DPI review delays could slow joint school bond projects; new project manager hired

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County manager Jamie Lauder told the Transylvania County Board of Education on May 19 that Department of Public Instruction review delays are threatening timelines for multimillion-dollar joint school bond projects and announced the hiring of a new project manager, Beecher Allison.

Jamie Lauder, the county manager, told the school board on May 19 that reviews by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI) are taking longer than the district anticipated and that the delays could affect timelines for multimillion-dollar projects tied to the district and county bond work.

Lauder said architectural and technical reviews submitted in April and May remain under review and that the…

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