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School board approves one-year trial for outsourced lawn care after debate over costs
Summary
After a lengthy discussion about worn equipment and labor costs, the Madison County School Board agreed to pursue a one-year contract with the low bidder for lawn care and asked staff to return with a draft contract that includes service-frequency and performance provisions.
District staff told trustees the lawn-care RFP drew five bidders and outlined two key drivers: aging district equipment and the recurring labor cost of keeping mowing in-house. "What you have in front of you is, we had 5 bidders," a district staff member told the board, and staff estimated the district's in-house cost for three employees at about $173,585 per year.
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