Nov 18, 2014 3 min read

WAYNESBURG- The Central Greene school board expressed its dissatisfaction regarding an element of an auditorium renovation project which is now completed.

The issue was brought to the forefront when board president Andrew Corfont questioned mismatched components of the sound and lighting systems in the auditorium. Corfont said there is a noticeable difference in the color of two cabinets that sit side-by-side containing a lighting board and a sound system.

The discussion began when the board was addressing a motion regarding payments of invoices for the renovations.

Although the board eventually approved the invoices, there was some consideration to table the motion and see if the issue could be resolved.

However, district superintendent Brian Uplinger advised the board these two cabinets came from different contractors and both met the specifications requested.

The variance in color was a result of the wood grain being different from one cut to the other and how the stain adhered to the cabinetry.

Despite passing the motion to pay the invoices by a 5-4 vote, board members remained unhappy the district’s architect did not offer a remedy when he saw the colors were so far apart.

Board members Kevin Barnhart and John Jacobs said the situation seemed like the one the board faced regarding a door that is part of the security upgrades in the district. Barnhart, Jacobs, Roberta Boyd and Andrew Corfont voted “no.”

Barnhart said he saw the problem with the colors as district architect Dave McLean’s “issue.”

During its September board meeting, a lengthy discussion ensued regarding the finish of a security door installed at the high school not matching other doors.

McLean said the manufacturer of the door misread what his company requested.

At Tuesday’s meeting, board member John Bristor said, based on the two situations with the cabinetry and the door not matching, he felt “Dave McLean was not looking out for the district’s best interest all of the time.”

“I think we need to get some walkthroughs happening so we have more eyes on this (renovation projects). I was in the auditorium and I didn’t look all the way to the back so I didn’t see it,” Bristor said.

In other matters, the board approved Marcia Marsh and Melissa Frameli as non-instructional substitutes in the district and Melody Koval as a lunch and bus aid for the elementary school.

Kirk King was accepted as a volunteer assistant coach for the varsity and seventh and eighth grade boys basketball teams.