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Alamance County will spend nearly $302,000 to address roof problems at three schools.
The Alamance County Board of Commissioners approved the spending Monday night at a meeting where the mold problems in the Alamance-Burlington School System’s schools were the main topic of discussion.
Since arriving in Alamance County on Aug. 28, teams working for Builder Services have logged nearly 130,000 hours of labor and removed so much garbage from of the schools that it would make a line 16 football fields long, said Ben Bass, the owner of Builder Services.
Greg Hook, chief operations Officer for ABSS, requested money be transferred from the school capital reserve fund to pay for roofing design projects at B. Everett Jordan Elementary ($52,500), Western Alamance High ($140,625) and Western Alamance Middle ($108,855).
“This is a chance for us to rise to our goals and not fall to our old habits,” Hook said.
The commissioners voted 3-2 to approve the spending, with Chairman John Paisley and Commissioner Steve Carter opposed.
Hook and Deputy Superintendent Lowell Rogers laid out the backbone of a long-term, district-wide air quality plan. They stressed the need for dehumidifiers, HVAC repairs and replacements, more maintenance staff and preventive measures that would allow for problems to be fixed before they grow into even bigger problems.
For now, the district will use portable dehumidifiers until a more permanent solution can be reached, they said.
The commissioners agreed to work with ABSS on funding for the needed projects over the coming months.
Commissioner Craig Turner said, “Why move back needlessly? Now is the time to do it.”
