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Laurel parents press board on maintenance; board approves full parking-lot bid
Summary
Parents and a board member described long-running maintenance shortfalls at Laurel Elementary and urged immediate repairs and playground replacement. The board voted to accept the larger rebid for a new parking lot and site improvements (base bid B: $218,782.65).
Parents and advocates for Laurel Elementary used the Jan. 9 Johnson County School Board meeting to repeatedly press the district for repairs, new playground equipment and improved maintenance at the school.
Speakers described chipped tiles, broken cabinets, aging playground equipment and unsecured HVAC equipment near a door. One long public comment emphasized that Laurel serves about 90 children and said the school ‘‘deserve[s] a nice school’’ and should not be…
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