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Community presses board to restore Oakland Mills and Centennial renovation funding, cites health and safety risks
Summary
Residents and community leaders called on the board to restore capital funding for Oakland Mills and Centennial high school renovations, citing deferred maintenance, visible mold and failing HVAC systems that they say affect learning conditions and health.
Community members pressed the Howard County Board of Education to restore capital funding for Oakland Mills High School and Centennial High School during the Feb. 12 public hearing.
Jonathan Edelson, chair of the Oakland Mills Community Association, said past deferrals and a flawed prioritization formula had left Oakland Mills with decades of unmet renovation needs. "You are using an incomplete and flawed formula that doesn't even account for how long key systemic components have…
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