Lebo board approves capital projects
The Mt. Lebanon School Board of Directors approved the district’s capital projects fund budget for the 2014-15 construction season at a Feb. 24 meeting. The capital budget is in the amount of $1,614,568. A complete list of the projects will be available on the district’s website, www.mtlsd.org, by clicking on the budget tab and then the capital projects list.
About $127,000 in change orders for the ongoing high school renovation project were approved at the meeting. Some of the modifications included $18,991 for ductwork and boiler bypass changes, $9,206 for water line and hydrant repairs, $37,244 for drilled pier mobilization adjustments, $40,974 for site work and repairs and $19,441 for lighting, controls and power repairs.
• The board approved a collective bargaining agreement for cafeteria employees. The new two-year agreement with the Mt. Lebanon Education Support Professionals (cafeteria) will become effective July 1 and run through June 30, 2016.
• The high school’s band trip to Orlando, Fla., was approved and will take place March 11-16. The trip’s dates were revised, as it was originally planned for Feb. 12-17.
• The board appointed Joseph T. Senko as the real estate tax collector at rate of $10,000 per year, or $833 per month.