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Planefield board pauses work on 403 West 7th after contractors identify concealed building defects
Summary
After construction professionals identified concealed mechanical, electrical and structural deficiencies in the district-owned property at 403 West 7th Street, the Planefield Board of Education paused work and said it will reassess scope and budget before proceeding.
The Planefield Board of Education voted to pause construction-related work on the district-owned facility at 403 West 7th Street — referred to in the meeting as “Buff One” — after staff said post-purchase investigations uncovered previously concealed mechanical, electrical and structural deficiencies.
Mr. Cameron E. Cox, the district’s chief financial officer, told the board the building is more than 75 years old and that the “standard pre-purchase due diligence” did not reveal defects that became apparent only after more invasive review. He said the…
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