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Hockinson school flood damage estimated at $75,000

By Ray Legendre
Published: March 18, 2011, 12:00am

Flooding damage caused by a broken water line at Hockinson Heights Intermediate School last month will cost the school district an estimated $75,000 to repair, a district official said this week.

Freezing temperatures on Saturday, Feb. 26, resulted in a water line in the school’s sprinkler system breaking. One classroom’s ceiling caved in and several others had water damage. No one was hurt as a result of the incident.

The Hockinson School District board is expected to vote Tuesday on a resolution to “fast track” repairs at the school, said Margaret Bates, assistant to the superintendent.

The school’s insurance provider is expected to pay for most, if not all, of the repairs, Bates said.

“It’s amazing how much damage 15 minutes of water can cause,” she said.

Two classrooms at the school need ceilings and carpets replaced. Two other rooms need new carpet. The busted water line must also be replaced.

In the case of the two fourth-grade classrooms with the most damage, students have been relocated to spaces previously used as an indoor recess room and a counselor’s room, respectively.

“The actual movement has been smooth,” Bates said. “Lots of hands pitched in to get the kids in new spaces.”

Hockinson Heights Intermediate School, which houses 455 students from third to fifth grade, has had problems with its water lines before but nothing as severe as February’s incident, school officials said.

About six years ago, the school had minor flooding after water lines froze due to low temperatures. Damage caused by that incident was minimal.

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