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Barstow Unified details summer maintenance: gas-line replacements, HVAC, marquees and fire-alarm work
Summary
District staff reported on major summer projects including underground gas-line replacements and new meters at Barstow High School and STEM, HVAC and compressor replacements, LED conversions and marquee installations; staff said Southwest Gas owns lines to the meter and the district is responsible for lines into buildings.
District maintenance staff outlined a broad set of summer projects at the Barstow Unified School District, saying teams repainted facilities, repaired fences and gates, flushed sewer lines, replaced HVAC compressors, upgraded lighting, installed new marquee signs and completed underground gas-line replacements and new meters at Barstow High School and the district STEM site.
A staff member said Southwest Gas owns underground lines from the main to the meter and that the district is responsible for lines from the meter into buildings. "All house lines were tested for leaks and were replaced or repaired as necessary," the staff presenter said, describing work at the high school and STEM facilities.
The report listed several quantitative details: crews painted more than 50 rooms across sites, assembled over 200 pieces of furniture, replaced 70 gas valves at Lenwood and Cameron, installed new parking-lot lights at Henderson and Cameron, and performed preventative HVAC maintenance and replacements of compressors at several sites. The district also began marquee projects at multiple schools (Fine Arts Junior High, Central High, Barstow High School and Barstow Intermediate) with further installations to follow once existing poles were tested.
Board members raised security and safety questions. One trustee asked whether fencing should be considered to protect marquee signs; staff said that could be discussed for future installations. Trustees also asked about fire extinguishers and fire-alarm certification; staff said extinguishers are checked and that annual certification is performed, and that a small number of schools lacking fully operational alarms have been managed through interim measures (a costly fire watch) while repairs are scheduled as part of the upgrade projects.
The presentation was informational; no board votes were taken. District leaders said they would continue site-by-site follow-ups and engage individual principals and staff as projects continue into the school year.
