Trustees approve HS roof repair plans

Trustees approve HS roof repair plans

Zach White

The Havre Public School District's Board of Trustees held an emergency meeting at noon. today to discuss plans for Havre High School since the roof collapsed last week.

After a half-hour presentation by Superintendent Andy Carlson, he recommended that the board hire engineers from the Great Falls office of Thomas, Dean & Hoskins to design the roof repair and update it.

He also recommended the board approve approaching Havre's Clausen & Son to carry out the construction.

The board approved the recommendations.

Rodney Blake, who with fellow Thomas, Dean & Hoskins engineer Garrett Drake will be designing the plans, said at the meeting that Drake was "working on calculations as we speak."

Blake also estimated that plans could be done as soon as the end of this week.

Bud Baldwin, owner of the school's insurance company, Baldwin Insurance, told the board they had nothing to worry about from his end.

"The coverage is there to do the repairs and whatever else to shore up that part of the building," Baldwin said. "I really don't think you have anything to worry about.'

The Havre Public School District's Board of Trustees held an emergency meeting at noon. today to discuss plans for Havre High School since the roof collapsed last week.

After a half-hour presentation by Superintendent Andy Carlson, he recommended that the board hire engineers from the Great Falls office of Thomas, Dean & Hoskins to design the roof repair and update it.

He also recommended the board approve approaching Havre's Clausen & Son to carry out the construction.

The board approved the recommendations.

Rodney Blake, who with fellow Thomas, Dean & Hoskins engineer Garrett Drake will be designing the plans, said at the meeting that Drake was "working on calculations as we speak."

Blake also estimated that plans could be done as soon as the end of this week.

Bud Baldwin, owner of the school's insurance company, Baldwin Insurance, told the board they had nothing to worry about from his end.

"The coverage is there to do the repairs and whatever else to shore up that part of the building," Baldwin said. "I really don't think you have anything to worry about.'