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District to place porta‑potties at Mist after recurring water outages; staff to run system checks

Vernonia School District Board of Directors · July 10, 2025
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Summary

The district will place porta‑potties and extra water bottles at the Mist site to mitigate health risks when the site runs out of water; Superintendent Helmen and Board member Javoss McGuire will pursue additional system checks and review the County Well Report.

In the maintenance report provided to the board, the district noted recurring water shortages at the Mist site that have caused health‑related concerns. Superintendent Jim Helmen said the district will place porta‑potties on site and stock additional bottled water as a short‑term mitigation while staff investigate the cause of the outages.

Board member Javoss McGuire offered suggestions and agreed to follow up with Helmen on additional system checks; the board also suggested reviewing the County Well Report as part of the investigation. The maintenance report (prepared by Mark Brown) was provided in writing and discussed during the meeting.