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Conewago Valley board approves finance package despite public warnings about construction costs and enrollment estimates
Summary
At the June 9 meeting the Conewago Valley School District board approved finance items tied to a classroom expansion project after public comment warned enrollment projections were inaccurate and soft costs could push the work past Act 34 limits.
The Conewago Valley School District Board of School Directors on June 9 approved a set of finance items tied to a classroom expansion project even as public commenters urged the board to pause and recheck enrollment projections and soft costs.
Jamie Fitzpatrick of Oxford Township told the board during the agenda-related public comment period that district enrollment figures used to justify additional classrooms were inaccurate and that the district’s consultant, Crabtree, “do not expect to see any of these increases for 5 years.” Fitzpatrick said bids reflected higher costs and that the project was “8.5 over the Act 34 estimate,” and urged the board to halt the process, review finances and include contract escape clauses if the…
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