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Southern Columbia trustees make water system repairs their top facilities priority, direct staff to seek grants
Summary
At a facilities meeting, board members designated high-school booster pumps and associated water-tank work as the district's base project and directed staff to pursue grant funding, seeking both rehabilitation and full-replacement cost estimates before final approval. The item will be placed on the Sept. 15 agenda for formal action.
Southern Columbia Area SD — The facilities committee agreed to prioritize repairs to the high-school water system after hearing a SiteLogic evaluation that recommended design and bid packages for both a restoration path and a full replacement alternate.
"The structural integrity of the tank, does not appear to be compromised," SiteLogic's representative said, but he warned that internal scaling, sedimentation and corroded drain valves present unknowns and recommended an alternate bid for replacement to produce contractor pricing. Committee members asked for two clear price paths: a restoration/rehabilitation that would…
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