HERNDON — There will be a new well at Line Mountain High School.
After almost five years of analysis and discussion about whether to correct the problems of the old well or constructing a new one, Line Mountain School Board directors opted last week to approve the advertising for bids for the drilling of a well at the high school.
The decision was based on the difficulty of fixing the old well, where in 2007, it was discovered that a corroded casing was allowing the seepage of contaminated surface water into the well.
The district was instructed by the state Department of Environmental Protection agency to fix the school’s water problem by 2010.
District Superintendent David Campbell was not sure how much the new work on the well would cost, but said he would have a better handle on costs at the next meeting.
“We have to ensure an appropriate water supply and quality,” he noted.
Later in the meeting, Director David Keim implored the board to move forward with its plan for improvements for both Leck Kill and Dalmatia elementary schools will also be discussed at June 9. Director David Keim said Tuesday the board needs to move forward with the other two schools.
The district is in the midst of a $17 million building project that addresses renovations and additions at the junior-senior high school and the Trevorton Elementary School.
Some directors say it is unfair for the district to have renovated only two of the four district schools.
The board voted 5 to 4 in late March to keep both Leck Kill and Dalmatia Elementary schools open. Voting in favor of the measure were Keim, Robin Rebuck, Charles Sample, Jeffrey Blasius and Bryan Buddock. Voting “no” were board President Troy Laudenslager and directors Marilyn Kauffman, Lauren Hackenburg and Dennis Erdman.
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