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Williamsport gym reopens after asbestos remediation work; district estimates roughly $3M to complete cleanup
Summary
District staff reported the Williamsport High School gym is open after initial clearance testing showed no asbestos fibers; officials outlined ongoing duct cleaning, ceiling replacement and contractor costs estimated around $2.9–3.0M and targeted a partial building reopening for Jan. 21, 2026, while cautioning the schedule is tentative.
District staff told the Washington County Board of Education on Nov. 18 that the Williamsport High School gym has reopened for winter sports after rounds of asbestos testing and cleaning, and that the broader remediation project will continue through the winter.
Chief operating officer Jeff Prew and other staff presented testing data and an update on cleanup work. They said initial TEM (transmission electron microscope) air sampling for asbestos in the gym produced nondetect results on all…
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