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Gettysburg Area SD board declines authorization to design administration building to $7.5 million estimate
Summary
After hours of questioning about timing, costs and board turnover, the Gettysburg Area School District board voted down a request to authorize design of revised administration‑building renovations estimated at up to $7.5 million. The board debated HVAC needs, design fees and whether a new board should decide.
The Gettysburg Area School District board on a split vote declined an administration recommendation to authorize design of a revised administration‑building renovation scope up to a $7.5 million estimate.
Administration presenter Josh (Speaker 13) told the board the original design and budget approved in May was $4.6 million but updated estimates for the renovation and planned IT fit‑out came in near $6.8 million. He described an alternative that would add a First‑Floor boardroom and an optional Second‑Floor ad‑alternate that brings the design estimate to $7.5 million. "The original scope, design scope and budget was $4,600,000 as was approved back in May," Josh said, and later added the larger option would be boxed as…
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