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GWRSD accepts NHDES lead remediation grant; board urged to include New Durham
Summary
The Governor Wentworth Regional School Board voted to accept funds from the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services for lead remediation and was asked by a board member to ensure New Durham School is included in remediation planning.
The Governor Wentworth Regional School Board on Oct. 7 voted to accept and expend grant funds from the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services’ Drinking Water and Groundwater Trust Fund to reimburse lead remediation costs and authorized Superintendent Caroline Arakelian to sign grant documents on behalf of the district.
During discussion, Dr. Elizabeth Sheckler pressed how lead-remediation projects are identified and requested that New Durham School be included, stating her view that lead levels at New Durham are unacceptable. Superintendent Arakelian responded that information about lead levels and remediation needs is posted on each school’s website and noted that Second Wind presented remediation information to the Buildings & Maintenance Committee on July 29.
The motion to accept the NHDES grant carried on a recorded roll-call vote.
Board members did not record a timeline for specific remediation projects in the minutes; the superintendent indicated that project-identification information is publicly available on school websites and that the Buildings & Maintenance Committee has previously received technical information.
Next steps described in the meeting minutes include executing the grant agreement with NHDES and authorizing the superintendent to sign documents on behalf of the governing body; the minutes do not list a completion schedule for remediation work.
