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Public commenter says emergency procurement sidestepped public bidding; board offers follow-up
Summary
A public commenter criticized the district’s use of emergency procurement after the high school fire and questioned consolidation and transparency; Superintendent Pollock offered to meet with community members and staff defended the renovation as an opportunity to modernize facilities.
During the public-comment portion of the Sept. 10 meeting, resident Straub sharply criticized the district’s procurement and consolidation approach following the high school fire, saying the emergency declaration circumvented a normal public-bidding process and left residents unclear about facility changes.
"We claimed an emergency, so that we didn't do a true public bid for the process," Straub said, arguing that decisions made under an…
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