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Bond of $98,693 released to Dallas S.D.

REBECCA BRIA rbria@timesleader.com

DALLAS TWP. – The board of supervisors on Tuesday approved a $98,693 bond release request from the Dallas School District for a project that was completed more than one year ago.

Tom Doughton, an employee from Douglas F. Trumbower and Associates, the township’s engineering firm, said the bond was a letter of credit for the Wycallis Elementary School expansion project.

Doughton said the final inspection on the expansion took place sometime in 2008, but the district never asked for the return of the bond until now.

In another matter, a bond reduction request of $140,122 was granted for the Saddle Ridge residential subdivision. The reduction will release the financial security for phase one of the project and will reduce the letter of credit for phase two. The revised financial security for phase two will be lowered from $161,103 to $20,980.

In a separate matter, a change order addition for $2,535 was approved for phase two of the Old Tunkhannock Highway paving project. The change order is necessary because of the addition of modified stone for the road’s shoulder.

The change order brings the project’s total cost to $98,292. The entire project is being funded by an Office of Community Development grant received by the township in the amount of $100,000.

The board’s next meeting will be moved from Tuesday, Nov. 3 to 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 2 because of the general election.