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Franklin Area SD committee schedules building walkthroughs and orders plumbing tests to shape budget plans
Summary
The Franklin Area SD facilities committee set a schedule of school site visits beginning March 30 at Central Elementary, agreed to limit on-site discussion and to commission pipe condition testing before finalizing budget scenarios, and discussed grant-writing and capital funding options.
The Franklin Area SD facilities committee agreed to a schedule of school walkthroughs and to test plumbing across district buildings to inform budget scenarios, the committee chair said.
The committee chair said the goal of the tours is to give members a common perspective on each building so post-walkthrough discussions are grounded in consistent data. Committee members settled on allowing public comment at the start and end of meetings (five minutes per speaker, with a 30-minute cap mentioned), and decided March 30 at Central Elementary will be the first walkthrough, with subsequent visits planned for April and May.
Why it matters: committee members said pipe condition is the single biggest unknown that will…
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