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District staff warn Mary Herbert Education Center needs major structural work; costs uncertain
Summary
District maintenance staff told the board that prior measurements show the Mary Herbert Education Center has settled several inches and support columns are shorter than designed; staff estimate stopping further movement could cost roughly $250,000 now but full remediation could exceed $1 million and won’t be known until walls are opened and engineering analysis is completed.
Corey Nicollet, director of grounds and maintenance, updated the Emporia Board of Education on structural issues at the Mary Herbert Education Center.
Nicollet summarized KC Pro measurements taken 12/20/2023 showing settlement of roughly 3 to 3.75 inches in the southwest corner and described interior columns that are "not to the depth that they should have…
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