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Fort Mill parents press school board over Silfab plant; district details $356,400 monitoring contract
Summary
Parents told the Fort Mill School Board the district has "broken" their trust after construction of a Silfab industrial facility near schools; the district described a $356,400 contract with Citadel Environmental for indoor sampling, quarterly monitoring and continuous outdoor perimeter equipment and said York County declined to help fund it.
Parents raised sharp concerns about a heavy industrial facility under construction near Fort Mill schools and pressed the school board to take additional protective steps, saying district communications and monitoring plans have left families uncertain.
"That trust has been shattered," said Frank Jernick, a Fort Mill resident, in public comment, arguing the district must adopt a district-wide emergency training protocol, conduct independent HVAC safety reviews near the Silfab site, and provide "full transparency" to parents.
Parent Jared Morocco questioned the timing and format of district outreach, saying the district's community session was scheduled at 5 p.m. and limited to one hour, which he described as "a box checking…
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