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Residents challenge New Oxford project spending and furniture allowances during Act 34 lead‑up
Summary
Public commenters criticized proposed New Oxford construction costs and an architect fee on furniture estimates, urging the board to reconsider spending and use reserves rather than paying percentage fees; the administration said reuse and oversight will limit actual furniture spending and that the Act 34 hearing is scheduled for Feb. 12.
Several community members used public comment during the Feb. 2 meeting to press the board on a planned New Oxford school construction project and on an item in the Act 34 materials that budgets a furniture line with an architect percentage.
Jamie Fitzpatrick of Brunswick Township said the project team (referencing architect Crabtree) was inflating inspection and furniture estimates and urged the district not to allocate unnecessary funds. "We're wasting a lot of money," Fitzpatrick…
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