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New contractor to take over Newberry County school custodial services on Dec. 1 amid staffing and equipment questions
Summary
The Buds Group told the Newberry County Board of Trustees it will assume custodial operations Dec. 1, with staged manager onboarding in November and a commitment to local supervision; board members pressed the contractor on staffing continuity, equipment delivery and service levels.
The board heard from the district’s new custodial contractor, the Buds Group, which will assume custodial operations for Newberry County Schools on Dec. 1. Jay Streets, branch manager for the Buds Group, said the company has a local support team and plans staged onboarding: manager training will begin mid-November and equipment deliveries are scheduled to begin Nov. 10 to Newberry Elementary.
Joel Martin, assistant branch manager, told trustees the company is about 94% staffed with six weeks to go and that the implementation…
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