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Board approves high‑school cooler contract, transportation roster and advisory appointment
Summary
The Spring Grove Area SD board approved a contract with Lobar Associates for a walk‑in cooler/freezer at the high school (not to exceed $407,000, paid from capital bond funds), approved 2025–26 bus routes and contracted Christ Bus drivers, and added Steph Kennedy to the Citizen Advisory Committee.
At the meeting the board approved several operational items brought forward by committee chairs.
Buildings and Grounds moved to approve locating and installing a walk-in cooler/freezer at the high school and contracting with Lobar Associates for specifications and installation, at a proposed cost not to exceed $407,000 to be paid from existing capital projects bond funds. A board member asked whether an electric backup generator would be required; staff replied that the generator itself would not be replaced but there is a budgeted line (about $25,000) to run the hookup and switch to existing power. The motion was seconded and approved by roll call.
On transportation, the board approved proposed student bus routes for the 2025–26 school year and accepted the attached list of contracted Christ Bus company drivers "in accordance with the pupil transportation state regulations" cited in the discussion. The policy committee moved to acknowledge and add Steph Kennedy to the 2025–26 Citizen Advisory Committee (the Rocket Promise) under policy 903; that motion was also approved by roll call.
All three items were handled as routine committee recommendations; the transcript records roll-call votes but does not provide a complete, unambiguous numeric tally for each individual member in every case. The board did not discuss any alternatives to the proposals at length; staff noted where limited additional budget for hookups was planned.
