Gettysburg saves $2,000 on middle school project

The district made minor adjustments to the plans, which are set to be completed by June

More than $2,000 was deducted from the cost of a project that includes several changes to the new Gettysburg Middle School.

The Gettysburg Area School District Board of Education approved one deduction of $20,422 and several small additions totaling $18,200, making for a total deduction of $2,222 from the overall cost of the project.

The $20,422 will be saved by not installing bollard lights in the new school's courtyard. The lights will not be necessary because the courtyard will receive light from 14 wall-mounted fixtures that remain in the contract, according to the meeting agenda.

The various additions to the middle school project include $6,631 for the installation of eight televisions monitors throughout the common areas of the building; $4,881 for floor-style lighting in the auditorium; $1,341 for a drywall bulkhead in one room of the building; $2,423 for bottle fillers at four water fountains throughout the building; $2,364 for bleacher curtains to prevent entry under the bleachers while they are in use; and $560 for louvers at two doors in the building.

As of September, the $36.5-million project was set to be completed by June.

In other business, the board voted to convert Feb. 17 from a staff professional development day to a student make-up day. Board president Todd Orner said the change was necessary because the district had run out of built-in snow make-up days in its calendar.

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Gettysburg saves $2,000 on middle school project