Colfax gym, library slated for roofing work

After four to five years of leaks, the Jennings Elementary gym and the Colfax High School Library will undergo roof work this summer.

After efforts by moisture detectors to find the leaks failed, Supt. Michael Morgan applied for and received a $90,000 emergency repair grant from the State of Washington to fix the roofs.

The school district hired a project manager, Dan McDonald of the Garland Company, Sandpoint, Idaho, who sent out a call for labor bids June 7 for the projects. McDonald and Garland will supply the materials at wholesale cost.

On Monday night, the Colfax School board approved a...