The roof over the swimming pool at Monroe High School will be repaired, after action taken Tuesday night (January 27) by the Monroe Public Schools Board of Education.  While those repairs are underway, the Monroe High School swim team will have its practices at the Jefferson High School pool.

     The 45-foot by 75-foot pool roof at Monroe High School was damaged in December by winds that topped 40 miles per hour and the pool has not been able to be used for swim practice, swim meets or for swim classes during the school day since that time. 

     The school board approved having work done by Nordmann Roofing of Toledo for a base price of slightly less than $16,000, which includes removing roofing down to the metal deck, installation of and fastening down insulation, and installing a rubber roof.  However, the bid also included several alternatives totaling more than $4,000 that might be added to the cost of the project, depending what added work might have to be done once the existing condition of the roof is fully known.

     “We won’t know the full extent of work until the roof repairs begins.  For instance, the structural steel and wood that is part of the roof have to be inspected for us to get a full picture of just how much work is needed,” said Jerry Oley, director, Operations for Monroe Public Schools. 

     Mr. Oley said that materials are expected to be delivered to Monroe High early next week because the manufacturer has put the project on a fast track for the district.  Work is expected to take about seven days, Mr. Oley said, but he said that is dependent in large part to the extent of repairs needed which won’t be fully known until disassembly begins.

     The board thanked the swim parents for their understanding and were especially thankful to Jefferson Schools for making their pool available to the Monroe swimmers while repairs were ongoing.