Certified asbestos management inspector scheduled to check Orchard school building

Six members of the Orchard original and advisory boards of education, meeting jointly at the high school last Tuesday evening, heard that five compressors in the Trane HVAC system had failed the previous month.

A timeline for replacement was not available. Principal Cathy Cooper said the compressors will be covered under warranty and administration is hopeful an estimated $12,900 in labor and the cost to rent electric heaters will be covered by the school’s insurance company.

A Trane company representative was also asked to estimate the cost of moving the units, if demolition of the old buildi...