Supervisors voted unanimously on Wednesday, Nov. 4, to appropriate $197,000 from county coffers to fix the damaged Middlesex High School gym floor.
On Aug. 28, pouring rain flooded the 1970s portion of MHS, which included the John S. Clements Memorial Gymnasium, weight room, locker rooms, carpentry room and team and training rooms. The total estimated cost of damage is $300,000.
Middlesex County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Dr. Tracy Seitz informed supervisors on Nov. 4 that insurance issues may “drag out” the process to fix the entire project. She indicated that if the county waits for insurance funds to fix the gym floor, estimated at $197,000, all home basketball games will have to be played at surrounding school gyms.
