Minersville board approves $6.495 million solar and roofing GESA project; one member votes no

The Minersville Area School District Board of Education voted to approve a Guaranteed Energy Savings Act (GESA) project with Quandel Energy Solutions for roof and ground solar arrays and a roofing system totaling $6,495,237. Superintendent Michael Maley read a statement recommending the project after nearly two years of consideration, and the board took roll-call votes to advance the project and the related utility interconnection paperwork.

On the first recorded motion to approve and sign the GESA project and the PPL interconnection review letter, member James T. Croley II cast the only no vote while the remaining board members voted in favor. A subsequent motion to approve and sign the PPL interconnection letter was adopted on a unanimous roll call. Board members who moved and seconded the motions included Albert D. Marazas and Michael Andruchek (mover/second on the first motion) and James O'Brien and Michael Andruchek (mover/second on the second motion), per the minutes.

Questions about the project's scope and financing were raised by Croley and Timothy Sohosky and were answered by Superintendent Maley and Business Manager Brittany K. Doyle during the meeting. The board's votes authorize district staff to move ahead with contracting and to submit the PPL application review letter necessary for utility interconnection; the minutes do not detail a construction schedule or financing source beyond the GESA contract amount.

The project approval is recorded in the minutes as a formal motion (see approved action), and the board also later authorized staff to work with an underwriter and bond counsel to prepare financing documents — a separate action described elsewhere in the same meeting minutes.