School Maintenance List For This Summer

Anita Weston, Reporter

Rich Civic Times 

RANDOLPH, Utah. March 10, 2014. The summer maintenance list was given to the School Board Members.  It was noted that there is approximately $150,000 that can be used on the maintenance projects.

The bleachers in the middle school gym need to be replaced.  They are in bad repair and could be unsafe.  It will cost approximately $100 per seat to replace.  There are five rows with 60 seats across.  The bleachers would be the automatic retractable kind.  The old gym in Randolph elementary also needs new bleachers at a cost of about $40,000 and the High School also needs new bleachers that would cost around $50,000.  Currently the bleachers in the High School require more than one person to pull them out and/or put them back.  The high school bleachers were put in place in 1992.  The bleachers in the old gym were installed in 1953.  However, the bleaches at the middle school are the first priority.

The insert roof at Rich High School still has the original membrane in place.  However, it is molding and starting to leak.  It needs to be repaired.  It has lasted much longer than originally thought—in other words, it has been used several years past its estimated life.

The tile floor in the middle school science room needs to be replaced.  The concrete underneath the floor has problems thereby resulting in a need for repair.  The kindergarten room has some floor issues as well.  The last time the floor was poured in that room, it didn’t adhere to the concrete.

The ladders going up in the gym no longer meet code.  There needs to be a backstop with the ladders.  Whenever the heaters need to be checked there, the ladders are used.

There are cement problems at all of the schools.  Winter is always hard on concrete.

Hot water in the bathrooms in both Randolph Elementary and Laketown Middle School needs to be taken care of.  The water has to run for about 30 minutes before hot water to become available.  It was suggested that an on demand tank less heater be put in the pipes at both of these restrooms.  It was also noted that there is no hot water in the CT lab in the middle school.

The football field needs work.  It is really uneven and rough and needs quite a bit of repair.

The pickup truck that Mr. Limb in currently using does not have enough horsepower to handle the current work for which it is being used.  It really doesn’t have enough power for pushing snow and/or hauling the new trailer to move equipment between Randolph and Laketown.   It currently has 220,000 miles on it.  The new trailer required a 5^th wheel—currently Mr. Limb is using his own personal vehicle to move the trailer.  The old truck does need to be upgraded.  The tractor used at the middle school is not handling the work required of it as well.  It needs to be traded in for a skidster with attachments for snow blowing, clearing sidewalks, and so forth.

New scoreboards are also needed on both sides of the hill.  They cost around $7,000 each.

The white boards at the middle school need to be replaced.  The last time there were updated, the white boards did not adhere making the surface bumpy and loose.  They must be replaced.  There was a whiteboard that was put up damaged and one that needs to slide back and forth but only one section was installed. 

There needs to be a sink added to the art room and the gym walls need repair.  There is also a problem with the west door at the middle school.  As the sun shines on it in the afternoon, it bows to the point that it can’t be latched or locked.

The board asked Mr. Limb if he would prioritize the required maintenance projects and get bids for all of them so that the school board could make better decisions for these summer jobs.  Mr. Limb said he would have that information at the next meeting.