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Oshkosh board weighs $1.6–$1.7M replacement of North High gym floor over mercury off‑gassing risk
Summary
Oshkosh Area School District staff told the school board the North High fieldhouse’s buried poured-in-place urethane floor is degrading and can emit mercury vapor; administration recommends proceeding with demolition, abatement and replacement this summer at an estimated $1.6–$1.7 million and to fund it with a mix of surplus and capital funds.
The Oshkosh Area School District briefed the board that the fieldhouse floor at Oshkosh North High School has “reached the end of its life” and that the original poured‑in‑place urethane — which was later encapsulated under a wood floor — is degrading and can off‑gas mercury vapor.
Mister Fox, who presented the facilities assessment, told the board the district has taken air samples and that current readings are within permissible exposure limits. He said the district faces two paths: continue monitoring and defer replacement, or move ahead with demolition, abatement and installation of a new floor on an accelerated…
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