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Audits reveal dysfunction in CT’s school construction system under Diamantis
It took the state 12 years — the same amount of time a student can pass from first grade to college — to conclude that the town of Manchester owed it nearly $5 million due to “ineligible costs” in a state-financed reconstruction of its middle school, Bennet Academy. The good news for Manchester is that the auditors worked for the Office of School Construction Grants & Review, the same office that initially signed off on the spending. After an appeal to the office’s director, Kostantinos “Kosta” Diamantis, he agreed to waive the debt. Join in the work of CT Mirror You may not be on staff, but you can produce the journalism. “Luckily, Kosta agreed with…
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Student center construction at Rolling Hills hampered by rising costs
BYESVILLE — An boost in the cost of building materials and labor is forcing the Rolling Hills Neighborhood Faculty District to rethink structure plans for a new University student Wellbeing and Action Middle. “All of the bids submitted had been larger than the estimated price,” stated Rolling Hills Superintendent Scott Golec. “So, we are likely to make a number of changes and we hope to rebid the undertaking in the close to future.” The estimated price of building, in accordance to the district’s invitation to bid, was $5.1 million. The district received a few bid proposals for the project. “We are really optimistic that we will be capable to get this venture…
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