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Trustees vote tonight on emergency repairs after rain flooded Amador Valley High's gym building during a roof job

The PUSD board meets at 6 p.m. Thursday on letting the district skip bidding to fix an Oct. 22 flood in Building N's locker room, plus a $450,000 increase to the roof contract.

Sasha OrtizNovember 12, 20262 min read

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Trustees vote tonight on emergency repairs after rain flooded Amador Valley High's gym building during a roof job

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