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Easton board approves capital funds for asbestos abatement and new gym floor; bleacher donation removed
Summary
The board approved Resolution 9.2 to use existing capital project funds to pay for asbestos abatement and a new hardwood gym floor, endorsing Advanced for abatement and Gford Industries for the floor; two agenda items related to a bleacher donation were removed earlier after the donor declined.
The Easton School District board voted to approve Resolution 9.2, authorizing use of existing capital project funds to pay for asbestos abatement and the installation of a new hardwood gym floor.
Board members discussed multiple bids and attachments for abatement and flooring work. Aaron, a board member who reviewed the packages, recommended Advanced for asbestos abatement and Gford Industries for the gym floor and sleeve replacement; he said a competing low bid from Sound Hardwoods omitted key elements such as moving basketball hoops and replacing sleeves, which made a direct price comparison incomplete.
After discussion, a board member moved to approve the capital fund resolution and a second was recorded. The chair called for a voice vote and the motion passed (no formal roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript).
Context and follow-up: The resolution uses district capital funds (capital projects fund balance reported earlier in the meeting) and staff said they will coordinate with chosen contractors to schedule asbestous abatement and floor installation. Board members also discussed involving students and the community in selecting floor artwork samples once Gford provides several options.
Separately, the board removed two agenda items (8.2.2 and 9.3) earlier in the meeting after the potential nonprofit donor declined the bleacher donation; the board discussed surplus options for bleacher materials and potential student woodworking projects.
The board completed the vote on Resolution 9.2 and moved forward with contracting and scheduling work to begin once administrative tasks and vendor coordination are complete.
