Bingham, Moscow to decide on school's roof

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Central Maine Morning Sentinel - Augusta,ME

By ALAN CROWELL

Staff Writer

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BINGHAM -- Bingham and Moscow residents will decide whether to

approve a $700,000 new roof for Upper Kennebec Valley Memorial High

School at the polls Tuesday.

The roof will be financed through the state revolving renovation

fund, which pays for two-thirds of the cost and allows school

districts to pay back the remaining third over 10 years with no

interest.

For School Administrative District 13 voters, that means the

district's responsibility will be to pay $231,000 over 10 years.

The roof has been leaking for years, causing the growth of mold in

both the boys' and girls' locker rooms, as well as the kitchen. Mold

can become a health hazard, but Superintendent said

the mold in the high school is not considered dangerous.

School board members had hoped to replace the roof this summer, but

state officials were not able to guarantee funding in time to

complete the project before winter.

said that by going out to bid later, the district should be

able to attract more competitive bids.

In the meantime the district will have to patch and plug the leaks

as best they can, has said.

District voters also approved the School Administrative District 13

$3.2 million budget last Tuesday by a unanimous vote, according to

.

About 25 people attended the meeting, he said.

He said the fact that both district towns will pay less for

education this year probably had a lot to do with the lack of

controversy.

Bingham's decrease is $77,000, while Moscow's costs will drop about

$34,000.

Alan Crowell -- 474-9534, Ext. 342

acrowell@...