Friday, January 9

Economy causes district to delay capital expenditure projects one year

Support services director Marvin Eversdyke said at the budget, finance and audit committee meeting on Thursday that because of the poor economy capital expenditure projects for the district will be pushed back one year. Projects scheduled for summer 2009 will take place in 2010.

The projects include construction, electrical and mechanical upgrades to buildings throughout the district. Originally scheduled for this summer and now postponed for 2010 were $650,000 worth of projects for Shohola Elementary School, which includes cafeteria floor replacement, heating/ventilation/air conditioning upgrades, roof construction and television distribution system upgrades. Also scheduled were upgrades to exterior lighting and stage lighting at Delaware Valley High School. 

Board member Diane French said she was concerned if waiting to complete these projects would increase their cost in the long run, but Eversdyke said there is no urgency to complete them, especially with the economic recession. 



BFA committee chair Ed Silverstone and business administrator Bill Hessling also discussed debt service and tax collector compensation, which the board will likely vote on next week. 

The entire meeting is available on the RB for DV podcast, and handouts from the BFA meeting are posted below.

BFA meeting handouts (.PDF files)

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ryan,

Thanks for posting the handouts and the audio. I missed this meeting due to scheduling conflicts. I could not even watch from the middle school as the district does simulcast work sessions or committee meetings. I look forward to the day when the district realizes that transparency is a cheap and good thing.

Ryan Balton said...

You're welcome.

I was disappointed because I was told videoconferencing/webcasting would be discussed at the BFA meeting. I had posed the question at the last meeting about how much the current setup is costing the district, and e-mailed it to the board, and received no answer, other than it would be discussed at this past week's meeting.