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Curwensville ready for new school year
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
By Dianne Byers Staff Writer
CURWENSVILLE - Curwensville Area School District is prepared for the 2012-13 school year. At last night's meeting of the Curwensville Area School Board, Darlene Wrigleworth, board president, announced all components are set and she thanked those responsible. "We're ready to start," she said.
The board also followed up on a question about the purchase of a tile scrubber. On the business meeting's agenda was a request for the board to approve the purchase of a scrubber on a state purchasing contract from Clearfield Wholesale Paper Co. Inc., Clearfield, at a cost of $3,475. The request was tabled by the board until it receives additional information.
At Thursday's meeting and again last night, Wilber Neeper, head custodian and clerk of the works for the district's renovation project, said he believed the scrubber provided the best method of cleaning the new non-slip tile that was installed in the Curwensville complex kitchen as part of the renovation project.
Neeper said Thursday he was working with CWP since February to determine the cleaning solution to be used with the scrubber to not only remove food and grease from the surface but to make the floor and its grout appear clean. Neeper said last night he was recommending the board authorize the scrubber's purchase. "The scrubber gives the best appearance and cleanliness and CWP has been allowing us to use this until we find (a cleaning solution) that works for us.
Thursday, Jeff Shaffer, board member, asked Neeper whether he had sought a recommendation for cleaning from the tile's manufacturer. Neeper said he had not.
Last night, Paul Carr, business manager, told the board he had been in touch with the sales representative for the tile who recommended using a mild cleaning solution but declined going on the record about the scrubber. He also said he had talked with a representative of Robert T. Scheeren Inc., Indiana, the architects for the district's building renovation project about the matter.
Neeper said he also contacted other school districts whose buildings have the same tile about what they are using. Neeper said from his conversations they are also having difficulties finding a method of making the floor appear clean.
Dave Donahue, board member, questioned whether a scrubber should be purchased until it is determined if it is the best way to clean the floor. He said he was not saying a scrubber was not needed he just wants to be sure the district is spending its money on the best product for the job.
Shaffer questioned why the light tan color tile was chosen when a dark red hue was available. Neeper said there were only two color options and the red had been used in the previous kitchen.
After additional discussion, a majority of board members said they would like the district to invite both the tile's sales representative and the architect to the next meeting to discuss the tile choice and what is the best way to clean it.
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