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Hempfield Area School District board approves $6.0 million in roof, AV and equipment purchases
Summary
The Hempfield Area School District Board unanimously approved four Buildings & Grounds measures totaling $6,000,821: roof replacements at two elementary schools, intercom and auditorium AV upgrades, and one district dump truck. Funding will come from the GOB 2022 Fund and General Fund/Unassigned Fund Balance.
The Hempfield Area School District Board of Directors voted April 20 to approve four Buildings & Grounds measures that together total $6,000,821.
The measures — moved by committee chair Vince DeAugustine and seconded by Jennifer Stape — include completing remaining roof sections at Fort Allen Elementary ($3,446,158) and West Point Elementary ($2,259,750), purchasing a new intercom system for West Point Elementary ($116,490) and auditorium audio-visual systems for Stanwood Elementary and West Hempfield Middle School (combined $63,738), and buying one 2026 Ford F-550 4x4 crew cab dump truck ($114,685).
The board recorded the roofing and building system purchases as to be paid from the GOB 2022 Fund. The truck purchase was approved to be budgeted in the District’s General Fund and paid from Unassigned Fund Balance for the 2026–2027 fiscal year.
The motion was moved by Mr. Vince DeAugustine and seconded by Mrs. Jennifer Stape; the board’s recorded vote on the package listed seven ayes (Mike Alfery, Vince DeAugustine, Daniel Graft, Jennifer Stape, Lindsay Stevens, Dr. Scott Learn and Jerry Radebaugh) and no nays. The board’s meeting record shows the motion carried.
Why it matters: The roofing work addresses remaining sections at two elementary schools and represents the largest near-term capital outlay in this package, while the AV and intercom upgrades target instructional and assembly spaces. Funding choices split projects between the district’s 2022 general obligation bond fund and the general operating fund, placing near-term capital burden on both restricted bond proceeds and the district’s unassigned reserves.
Board documents list the contractors and vendors as Garland Company, Inc.; David M. Maines Roofing, Inc.; PA Roofing Systems; Intertech Ci; Twisted Computing, Inc.; and Smail Automotive Group. The board approved all items in a single grouped motion.
Next steps: Vendors will proceed under the district’s purchasing arrangements (COSTARS and similar cooperative purchasing programs); no separate vote was recorded to authorize individual contract signatures in the meeting minutes.
