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Under maintenance costs, they agreed to include $32,650 for buildings and grounds, including $16,926 for repairs to the elementary school roof. Eastham maintained that it's “insane” to spend between $16,000 and $20,000 every year for roof repairs, the cost over the past several years for replacing the elementary school roof a section at a time. The board agreed to investigate a “permanent solution” to the problem of the school’s leaky roof.

Moving to the section on capital outlay, the boaid voted unanimous approval for the recommended allocation of $16,565 for furniture and equipment, including $800 for underground gas tanks at the school bus garage, an item that has appeared in the budget for the last four years. Also covered in the amount is $4,465 for musical instruments and S2.195 for gifted and talented programs.

Before the tie vote on purchasing the modular unit for the elementary school, the board eliminated $6,000 for site preparation of the new bus shop garage where the $8,000 gas storage tanks are intended to be installed. Also cut from other capital outlay

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