Safety concerns prompt closure of new school

by Bobby Gutierrez on August 11, 2011

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phmes sign — The “Do Not Enter” sign at the Meeker Elementary School now applies to students and staff until repairs can be made and safety assured.

MEEKER I Seven weeks after dedicating the new $18 million elementary school built by The Neenan Company, safety concerns about movement of the east wall of the gymnasium forced the closure of the gymnasium from Oct. 6 to Nov. 9 last fall. Now, after an independent review of the new building,…