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  Heavy rainfall caused leaks at eleven Oswego district’s 308 buildings.
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  Written by Eric Shelkopf. This article is being read by an automated
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  voice, brought to you by Everlit. Oswego School District 308 officials are
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  saying Thursday's heavy rainfall caused leaks in 11 of the district's 22
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  buildings. Fox Chase Elementary School, Homestead Elementary School Wolfs Crossing Elementary School
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  and Thompson Junior High School experienced roof leaks, officials said. In
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  addition, Brocaw Early Learning Center, Old Post Elementary School, Prairie Point Elementary
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  School, Bed Narsek Junior High School, Plank Junior High School, Oswego High
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  School, and Oswego East High School experienced leaks from their roofs as
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  well as some windows and doors. Our building engineers and operations staff
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  responded quickly to protect students, staff, and our facilities. DISC 308, Operations
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  Director Andra Schounsey said in a news release, but these building are
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  reaching the point where their roofs and exterior systems are wearing out,
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  and events like yesterday's storm make that clear. We will keep responding
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  as quickly as we can while we plan for the long-term repairs
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  our buildings need. Damage varied from building to building, but every school
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  had to direct time and resources toward cleanup and repairs, officials said.
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  More rain is in the forecast for the weekend, with waves of
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  showers and storms capable of torrential downpours, which may result in localized
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  flooding, especially in poor drainage in low-lying areas, the National Weather Service
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  said. A recent district-wide facility assessment identified infrastructure needs across 22
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  of the district's buildings, many of which were rated in fair or
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  poor condition. District officials say they remain focused on responding quickly to
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  aging infrastructure issues as they arise. During a weekend in August, the
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  district's operations staff did emergency repairs over the weekend after a water
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  heater at Plank Junior High, School in Oswego failed, causing water damage
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  to the building. Staff worked throughout the weekend to remove and replace
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  the failed unit and clean up the resulting water damage. Because the
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  work was completed before the start of the School week, there was
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  no impact to the instructional schedule at Planck Junior High, district officials
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  said. And in July the district had to have emergency repairs done
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  on a cooling system at Boulder Hill Elementary School that was not
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  working. Two chiller compressors at the school gave out, requiring immediate replacement,
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  Squansee told District 308 school board members. At a special meeting on
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  July 21, board members unanimously voted to purchase two rebuilt replacement compressors
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  through Bullock, Logan and Associates at a cost of 105,668. They
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  also voted unanimously to approve a 12,169.73
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  contract with Johnson Controls to install the two rebuilt compressors. The district
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  serves all of Oswego and portions of Aurora, Joliet, Montgomery, Plainfield, and
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  Yorkville.