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Conewago Valley board approves consent packages as public raises concerns about construction budget
Summary
The Conewago Valley School District Board approved multiple consent packages including finance, ways and means, personnel and property items on June 9 while a public commenter urged the board to pause or add contract escape clauses for a building project citing enrollment and cost-estimate concerns.
The Conewago Valley School District Board of School Directors on June 9 approved a series of consent packages covering finance, ways and means, personnel and property and supplies, and accepted the treasurer's report, while public commenters urged the board to re-examine construction soft costs and enrollment estimates before proceeding with a classroom expansion project.
Jamie Fitzpatrick, an Oxford Township resident who spoke during the agenda-related public comment period, said the district's enrollment forecasts used to justify added classrooms were inaccurate and that current bids leave the project over the Act 34 construction estimate. "We are 8.5 over the Act 34 estimate," Fitzpatrick said, adding…
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