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Wheeler Central board approves $63,733.50 payment to Wilkins Architecture; OKs construction agreement and asbestos removal
Summary
The board approved a $63,733.50 payment to Wilkins Architecture from the Special Building Fund, authorized a CMA agreement with BD Construction, approved asbestos tile removal in the cafeteria and approved a kitchen sneeze guard replacement.
At the Jan. 12, 2026 Wheeler Central Board of Education meeting, the board approved several facilities and construction-related actions.
The board voted 5–1 to approve payment of $63,733.50 to Wilkins Architecture from the Special Building Fund; Dennis Derner cast the lone nay vote on that item. The motion to approve the payment was made by Drew Kasselder and seconded by Sydney McKay.
Separately, the board approved a construction management agreement (CMA) with BD Construction; the motion to approve the CMA was made by Zach Wright and seconded by Andrew Smith and passed by roll call vote. The board also approved contracting Environmental Services to remove asbestos tiles from the cafeteria (motion by Drew Kasselder, seconded by Zach Wright) and approved replacement of the kitchen sneeze guard (motion by Andrew Smith, seconded by Dennis Derner); those motions passed by roll call vote.
The minutes record the approvals and vote tallies but do not provide additional contract details, timelines or change-order amounts beyond the listed payment to Wilkins Architecture. The payment was charged to the district’s Special Building Fund; specifics about contract terms, project schedule or contractor payment schedules were not specified in the meeting minutes.
