The Westport Board of Education is pulling its $3.1 million request for roof projects before the Board of Finance pending further testing.
The school board is planning to request $2.2 million to replace the roof at Long Lots Elementary School and $970,000 to replace the one at Coleytown Elementary School (See WestportNow May 16).
Schools Superintendent Elliott Landon said tonight First Selectman Gordon Joseloff received a letter from the Public Site and Building Commission stating it had not reached consensus on the project.
There was too little research for the commission to endorse the project at this time, Landon said.
“Without their support, the Board of Finance will not support the project,” he said. “We have decided to withdraw our request at this time.”
One of the tests the commission wants performed on each roof, he said, is an infrared examination.
The testing can be expensive, he said, because it involves a small plane or helicopter flying over the buildings.
The Board of Education does not have the money for the testing, he said, nor does he believe the commission has the funding.
“I’ll be interested to see how we can get this done,” he said.
