Central declares emergency
Central moves to repair damage
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CENTRAL — Faced with storm damage at several of its school facilities, the Central Community School Board declared a state of emergency Friday.
The move allows the school district to bypass the state’s public bid law and make repairs more quickly than it would under the standard construction procedures.
The Central area was hard hit Wednesday by two powerful thunderstorms that swept through the area. All four of the district’s schools were damaged by the strong winds and heavy rain.
The worst damage occurred at Central High School, where a portion of the roof was blown off, allowing water into the theater and a student gathering area.
Superintendent Michael Faulk said some emergency patch work has already begun at the high school.
“We should have the roof dried in by Monday,” he said.
Covered walkways also were damaged at Bellingrath Hills Elementary.
At the Central Middle School football field, a section of metal bleachers was flipped on its side and concession stands were damaged.
Other damage Friday ranged from leaky roofs to 250 pounds of chicken that spoiled when power was cut to refrigerators at Tanglewood Elementary.
The School Board voted unanimously to declare the emergency, and to allow Faulk to purchase materials and to authorize repairs to the damaged facilities.
The resolution it approved says the damage represents an “extreme public emergency.”
State law allows a public body to declare an emergency and waive public bid laws in such extreme circumstances.
Faulk said the damages won’t affect class or any other school functions.
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