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County will leave underground tank at Highlands School, follow DEQ remediation; commissioner presses for bids on $610,000 estimate
Summary
Macon County commissioners agreed to proceed with Option 1 — leaving an underground tank at Highlands School under DEQ mediation recommendations — after the Construction Manager at Risk said contamination did not pose a danger; Commissioner Josh Young questioned the $610,000 estimate and requested transparency and multiple bids.
Macon County commissioners on Sept. 17 agreed to proceed with a remediation plan that leaves an underground tank in place at Highlands School and follows mediation recommendations from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).
County Manager Derek Roland told the board that when the county appropriated $825,000 for the project, that figure reflected a conservative estimate should tank removal be necessary. Since then, the Construction Manager at Risk advised county…
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