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Covington board awards lawn contract and approves two coaching hires
Summary
The Covington Community School Corp. board unanimously approved Level Ground LLC for in-town lawn maintenance and confirmed two coach hires — Trace Hammer as assistant baseball coach and Josh Coughing (listed in the consent agenda) for boys' soccer — during a brief meeting.
The Covington Community School Corp. board voted unanimously to award its in-town lawn maintenance contract to Level Ground LLC and approved two coaching hires during its regular meeting.
The contract award followed board discussion about longstanding problems with tall grass and limited maintenance staff. “We’ve been — it’s been an issue for a lot of years,” the chair said, explaining the district solicited bids so district employees could focus on other maintenance and field work. The board approved Level Ground LLC by motion and voice vote with all five members present voting aye.
The board also approved the consent agenda, which included personnel recommendations. One listed hire was Josh Coughing for the boys’ soccer program; the chair congratulated him after the consent agenda passed. Separately, the board moved and unanimously approved Trace Hammer as an assistant baseball coach after a short confirmation motion.
Why it matters: contracting out grounds work is intended to free district maintenance staff for tasks such as field upkeep and facilities projects, a board member said. The actions will change who performs routine in-town mowing and leaf removal, and the personnel approvals finalize coach staffing the district had announced in the consent materials.
Meeting details: the actions were taken by voice vote with a board of five members in attendance; no board member recorded opposition. The board set the next regular meeting for March 9 and adjourned after the votes.
