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Tecumseh board reviews pool engineering report after safety concerns as students, coaches urge preservation of program
Summary
Board members and engineers reviewed a newly delivered structural assessment of the Tecumseh pool; engineers recommended additional testing and will return with repair options in December or January. Students, coaches and parents told the board losing the pool would harm swim programs, lifeguard jobs and community access.
The Tecumseh Public Schools Board of Education on Nov. 24 heard the findings of a structural assessment of the district pool and dozens of public comments urging officials to preserve the facility and programs.
Facilities presenter Mister Madison told trustees the district received an engineering report the previous Friday and that the architects and structural engineers identified concerns requiring further testing of steel girders and wall columns. Christine Kennedy, an architect and educational planner with Whiteman and Associates, said the consultants recommended…
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