When: Meeting of the school authority in Donegal, August 14th. The members of the school board Ben Kling and Janet Love were absent.
What happened: The board voted 7-0 for the approval of contracts as part of the upcoming construction project of the district.
Details: The Board of Directors approved an agreement with Pennterra Engineering from Lancaster Inc. for surveying with an upper limit of $ 19,500. The Board of Directors assigns another order to the ground penetration of radar systems in order to carry out services for supply fees at a price of $ 6,600. Finally, the board of directors Cresa, a commercial real estate company, awarded an order for $ 534,183. By e -mail on August 27, Chester Holmes, business manager, said Cresa, who has commissioned the district, “in our name, to provide an expert supervision and to manage a budget and schedule for construction”.
Background: During its meeting in June, the school authority voted to advance the first phase of the construction plan. This phase includes the renovation of the Donegal Primary School, the construction of a new district office, the addition of a new baseball field and a new field house and the renovation of the field hockey field.
Lend: On August 14, the Board of Directors unanimously approved a credit solution for the issue of general obligations bonds in a maximum amount of $ 46 million in the expectation of construction costs.
Superintendent approval: The board approved the approval of superintendent Greg Kiehl to offer personnel with retroactive approval by the board of directors. As a rule, this law would be reserved for the summer in which the board does not meet, but due to job offers, an additional time was set up from August 15 to September 10.
Staff: The board accepted the resignation of Amanda Hann, deputy superintendent.
Book sales: Joyce Summers, President of the Friends of the Milanof-Schock Library, introduced Diane Rice, co-chair of the book sales. Rice thanked the board of directors that the group was able to use the institutions in June for their annual sale, which brought almost $ 29,000 for the Milanof Shock Library in Mount Joy.
What's next: The next board meeting will take place on September 11th.