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More For Gas And Oil
“Back when you were working on the budget, Col. Luke and I both questioned the gasoline part of the budget,” Eastham continued, referring to inquiries as to why the school board hadn’t increased the allocation request for gasoline and oil over the previous year's amount. "That would have been the time to do it,” he stated.
Luke recalled that he’d facetiously suggested during the last energy crunch that the schools institute campout day and have the kids wear their winter overclothes to class in order to save fuel expenses.
He reported that he’d received a response from an irate parent who told him “if there’s any heat turned off in this county, it’s going to be turned off at the court house.”
As a result of major renovations in the high school’s heating controls. Bloomer said, it has been projected that RCHS will realize a 25 percent savings in heating costs. Major renovations have also been completed on the heating system at the elementary school, he said.
Both schools will be monitored for compliance with federal guidelines on energy conservation. According to Bloomer, temperatures at RCHS must be no higher than 55 degrees at night and 65 degrees during the day.
Grades kindergarten through sixth are exempted from the stricter guidelines, he said. As a result, temperatures at the elementary school will be kept at 55 degrees at night and 70 degrees during the day. “So
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