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Freeman School Board approves $9,500 assessment to evaluate long-running plumbing problems at junior–senior high
Summary
The Freeman School District 33-1 board approved a $9,500 imagery assessment to inspect sagging and possibly corroded cast‑iron sewer lines at the junior–senior high, as officials weigh pipe lining versus intrusive replacement and coordinate the work with planned asbestos abatement and locker/carpeting projects.
The Freeman School District 33-1 school board voted to hire a contractor to perform an imagery-based assessment of the junior–senior high plumbing system after hearing that persistent drainage problems may reflect decades-old pipe deterioration.
Superintendent (speaker 3) told the board that camera inspections show sagging sections and pooling inside drain lines and that, in some places, cast‑iron piping may have corroded through. "They worry that the bottom of the pipe within the junior senior high school…may have rusted all the way through the cast iron," the superintendent said, describing conditions that make it hard to determine whether lining is feasible.
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