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Board approves up to $62,000 for robotics and CNC equipment after auction bid confusion
Summary
The Southgate board approved bidding and purchase authority up to $62,000 for robotics and CNC equipment from an online auction after staff corrected a miscalculation in the packet; funding will come from bond capital funds, and the board noted limits on using CTE‑funded assets.
The Southgate Community School District board on March 10 authorized staff to bid at an online auction and spend up to $62,000 to acquire robotics and CNC equipment for the district’s robotics programs.
Mark Hanson, assistant principal and CTE director, told the board that the equipment — including a jet lathe and two Haas CNC machines — became available after a plant relocation and could be acquired at lower cost than buying new. Hanson said starting bids for the items ranged from $1,000 to $5,000 and that the district was seeking…
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