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(Continued from Page 1) $12,000. Also, rebidding would delay the start of the emergency work on the north wing, Estabrook said.

“School will be out before the work can begin anyway,” board member Bill Oliver replied.

Despite the architect’s contention that adding slope will not improve water drainage or lengthen the life of the roof, “I would hesitate to go with a flat roof considering what the supervisors did (in adding the condition to approval of the emergency contract),” Reeve said.

By consensus, the board instructed Estabrook to write the roofing company, stressing displeasure over the unexpected increase in repair costs and emphasizing that the Board of Supervisors’ authorization for the work was based on a cost projection of $27,760 plus $3,000 to $4,000 at most for adding slope. The superintendent was also authorized to negotiate with the Martin firm for an increase not to

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