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Gettysburg Area SD board approves team-room project amid public cost concerns
Summary
The Gettysburg Area School District board voted to approve a comprehensive team-room bid (including bleachers and alternates) after a wide-ranging discussion about scope, locker usage and bond arbitrage; a resident raised concerns about an $1.8 million figure in meeting materials and per‑square‑foot cost.
The Gettysburg Area School District board on Monday approved a bid package for a new team room and related stadium work after a lengthy discussion about project scope, facility needs and the use of bond proceeds.
A citizen, Terry McCracken, told the board that meeting materials showed an earlier package priced at $2,108,000 and ‘‘in reading the notes for tonight, I see that that’s now $1,800,000,’’ which she used to calculate an estimated $591.88 per square foot for a 3,200-square-foot building. McCracken said the figure felt high compared with local residential construction and questioned whether the project provided sufficient value given the district’s other near‑term needs, such as bleachers…
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