SALISBURY, NC (WBTV) - From Catawba College:Catawba College is making a bold move in the area of solar power that will propel it ahead of all other North Carolina colleges and universities. Catawba will have the distinction of having the second largest campus solar energy installation in the Southeast and will produce more solar electricity than all the other N.C. colleges and universities combined.

The solar project will include installations of photovoltaic panels and needed re-roofing on several buildings as well as replacement of many water fixtures. Work began at the start of spring semester, with trailers and materials occupying a staging area next to the Newman (baseball) Park, and construction activity at individual buildings. Campus buildings included in the project are the Abernethy Physical Education Center, Barger-Zartman Residence Hall, the Corriher-Linn-Black Library, Hayes Field House, the Robertson College-Community Center, Shuford Science Building, Woodson Residence Hall and the parking lot between Newman (baseball) Park and Shuford Stadium.

We believe this one megawatt installation will be the largest such undertaking by any higher education institution in the State of North Carolina, said Catawba President Brien Lewis, adding, It will yield significant long-term benefits for the College.

Projections indicate that Catawba will save 11% on energy and 26% on water costs when the installation is complete. The project will also contribute to Catawba College reaching its published 2030 goal of carbon neutrality, a public commitment the institution made when it became one of the signatories of the American Colleges & Universities Presidents' Climate Commitment in 2007. At that time, then Catawba President Robert Knott said of Catawba's commitment, We are saying to our students and to those in our community that we don't just talk the talk, we walk the walk.

The cost of the solar project is approximately $5.2 million a significant portion of which would have been spent anyway to replace roofs on several of the campus' older buildings. Lewis explained that the financial savings (in addition to the energy reductions) are projected at approximately $10 million to $11.9 million.

While a significant portion of the entire project is funded by generous donations,the remainder is being funded by investors who are able to realize substantial tax credits for solar energy and who will, once the tax credits expire in a few years, donate the systems to the College.

Mike Nicklas, president of Innovative Design of Raleigh, is leading the project. The solar developer is Sundance Power Systems of Weaverville.

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The Sioux City Police and Fire Headquarters are facing continuing issues with water coming through walls and roofing and HVAC failures.

It has already had $1.9 million approved for the 2015 fiscal year and is now asking for an additional $1 million from the city.

"We have very little ventilation in there," said Sioux City Police Chief Doug Young. "There's pressure differences between the inside and outside and that's because the equipment is not functioning properly. So we have to find a means of replacing that to make sure that we don't have the water leak problems."

The one million would be used to replace or upgrade the HVAC system within the department.

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"We have to get that building in compliance, said City Council member Rhonda Capron. "We have to- we're talking about health issues here too so you know when it rains and water comes in, it makes mold. So this is a huge priority for us to get that taken care of."

Chief Young says the initial money that has been allotted will be used for replacement on the outside of the building, as well as replacement of the roof and windows.

Sioux City Mayor Bob Scott says steps are already being taken to improve the situation.

"Presently seeking help from a consultant who will probably have a number for us within the next couple weeks and that number will have a reflection on this budget before we finalize it," said Sioux City Mayor Bob Scott.

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LEOMINSTER -- The City Council approved a bond of approximately $3.2 million for the replacement of the roof at Northwest Elementary School Monday night during its regular meeting.

"This is a high-quality project at minimal cost," Superintendent of Schools Jim Jolicoeur said about the roof replacement and how the Massachusetts School Building Authority, using its Accelerated Repair Program, will reimburse the city nearly 72 percent of the construction cost.

Once the project is completed, the city will have paid about $909,767 for the $3.2 million repair.

The leaking is damaging the roof's supporting structure and could potentially damage the wooden parquet floor in the school's gymnasium, Jolicoeur said when first describing why the project was necessary.

Jolicoeur was before the council Monday night with district Facilities Director Anthony Sciabarrasi to answer questions from councilors about the project.

During their brief presentation, Jolicoeur said that while consulting engineers were designing the repair project, an additional issue was raised -- channeling the water that runs off the areas of the roof that are sloped.

"It's definitely a problem that needs to be addressed," Sciabarrasi said about the water and the ice that accumulates in the winter, especially in the building's entrances and doorways.

"It creates a serious hazard," he said, adding that custodians often must chisel ice out of doorways when the temperatures drop.

The repair will cost about $81,000 and will create a drainage system that will channel the runoff directly into underground storm water pipes around the school, which is at 45 Stearns Ave.

The $81,000 project does not meet the criteria for the MSBA Accelerated Repair Program, so Jolicoeur said the city will have to bear its full cost.

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At the meeting of the Cleveland County Schools Board Monday, Jan. 12, members heard a report from the Rev. Lamont Littlejohn, a member of the Diversity Committee.

Littlejohn, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Shelby, updated board members on the recent activities of the committee, which meets several times a year.

Littlejohn said that minority hiring has increased in Cleveland County Schools, along with an awareness of cultural diversity. He noted that it's not just service hires, but also more administrators, teachers and teacher assistants, who are the most hands on with students.

Littlejohn also said student achievement in the classroom is the main focus, and those goals are being achieved. He talked about current programs that encourage parental involvement with the education of their children and their home environments.

In other business:

- The board recognized students from West Elementary School who led the pledge of allegiance. They also recognized the senior representatives from Crest, Kings Mountain, Shelby, Cleveland Early College, Shelby and Burns high schools.

- Superintendent Dr. Stephen Fisher recognized North Elementary principal, Amy Moss and West Elementary principal Heather Pagan for recent awards to their schools.

North Elementary School has been named a National Title I Distinguished School by the North Carolina state department of education. North Elementary School is one of two schools in North Carolina out of nearly 100 schools throughout the country that is being nationally recognized for exceptional student achievement in 2014.

West Elementary received national recognition as a 2014 Exemplary High Performing School and earning National Blue Ribbon School recognition. West Elementary was one of only five schools in North Carolina achieving an academic level worthy of being named a National Blue Ribbon School.

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