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Starmont School Board weighs HVAC upgrades, piping corrosion and phased repairs
Summary
At a Feb. 4 work session, the Starmont Community School District board toured boiler rooms and discussed inspecting and rerouting corroded piping, evaluating rooftop and Airedale HVAC units, and pursuing phased projects to address different heating systems; no funding votes were taken.
The Starmont Community School District Board met for a work session Feb. 4 at the Starmont High School Conference Room, where Board President Doug Puffett called the meeting to order and trustees discussed building improvements after touring boiler rooms and classrooms.
Board members focused on heating, ventilation and air‑conditioning options and pipe routing after Maintenance Director Eric Bond and administration described corrosion in the maintenance tunnels. Members discussed potential HVAC equipment such as rooftop units and Airedale units and considered completing work in phases because the elementary and middle schools receive hot‑water heat from the middle‑school boiler while the high school operates on steam from its own boiler. A stated priority was inspecting piping that currently runs through tunnels and moving it overhead to reduce exposure to the tunnel environment that is accelerating corrosion.
After the site tour, the board reviewed the district’s summer projects list to identify candidate repairs and sequencing for the work. No motions to authorize spending or to award contracts for building repairs were recorded during the session; discussion centered on identifying problems and potential approaches.
Votes at a glance: The board approved the meeting agenda on a motion by Board member Julie Uhlenkamp, seconded by Tony Recker; the motion carried, 5-0. The meeting was adjourned on a motion by Nathan Meyers, seconded by Tony Recker; that motion also carried, 5-0, and the session ended at 7:41 PM.
The board did not take formal action to approve specific projects or funding at this meeting. Next steps recorded in the session were limited to inspection and planning; any procurement or budget decisions would require subsequent board action.
