Following a general discussion on pending budget matters during its April 9 meeting, the Gloucester County School Board agreed to proceed with a duct cleaning project in Gloucester High School’s D hall, a 1993 addition to the school that sits closest to the GHS stadium. 

Going forward with the project required a $56,000 categorical transfer in the current school budget. The board unanimously agreed to transfer the amount from its instruction category to operations and maintenance to cover the work.

After a warning from division superintendent Walter Clemons that no major work could start at GHS until FY 2021 regardless of funding, board member Randy Burak suggested leasing a heavy-duty air conditioning unit as a temporary fix to air problems that plague D hall in warmer temperatures. 

Assistant superintendent John Hutchinson said that possibility had been explored and was costly. He instead described and recommended a duct and air handler cleaning project recommended...