Faced with
having to admit “cover-up” at Waterford Valley High, the Department of
Transportation and Works asked the contractor to accelerate installation of the
lateral steel supports which were overlooked during the construction of the
School.
Double
overtime, nearly $100.00 per hour, was the incentive for workers to work longer
hours.
Originally, Government
was prepared to continue to let the School operate until Christmas, even though
the building failed to meet National Building Code standards. The disclosure of this
second “cover-up”, the first occurred at Roncalli, caused the work to be rushed. As a result, the final lateral support was
installed at the end of last week.
This should
not be the end of the matter.
