Maintenance issues were discussed at the Columbus Community School District board meeting Sunday, October 25th.

According to board members and the building and grounds committee, there are issues including yellowing toilet seats and ceiling tiles, missing tiles, counter top wear and sections of roof that have leaked causing staff to devise ways to collect the water. One particular example was given, involving a young student being injured by a rusty, old, and jagged piece of stall partition from the elementary school restroom.

The board debated whether they and the building and grounds committee should handle the planning and implementation of fixing these issues, or if district administrators should be in charge. Superintendent Jeff Maeder says they will conduct investigations into these issues.