The Plymouth Community School Corporation Board of Trustee took a look at projected maintenance projects for the coming summer during their regular meeting on Tuesday.
Head of Maintenance Dave Schoof presented to the board a list of projects around the various buildings that he and his staff will undertake in the summer.
Schoof identified several funding sources for the projects including a surplus left in the bond issue of 2018 for building Lincoln Jr High along with incentive money the corporation received for a project at Washington Discovery Academy.
The corporation will do routine maintenance on several parking lots in that time, with the largest project on Schoof’s list being the replacement of the parking lot at Washington. Schoof said the project price tag will be around $1.38 million.
Outlining the project he said that the drive will be narrowed to make it closer to a one-lane approach eliminating the current use of traffic cones at the crosswalk. The project will include “speed tables” in order to slow traffic through the drive.
The slope of the land at the school has also made ADA parking difficult, and Schoof said it will be moved closer to the building to make the approach more level. Drainage will also be replaced since the current structure is “compromised” necessitating its replacement.
Another larger dollar project on the list will be the replacement of the air handler in the main office at Plymouth High School. Schoof said that the current unit is the original that was installed when the school was built in the 1960s.
Schoof said that he will seek rebate incentives available from NIPSCO for increasing energy efficiency for the projects as well including an LED light upgrade at Menominee Elementary.
Schoof reported that the solar project at Washington had provided more electricity than was needed in the building which offset a large increase in rates by NIPSCO.
