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HenHud approves plumbing changes at Buchanan-Verplanck and Blue Mountain

Four change orders in the 2024 bond project’s second phase cover bathroom, eyewash, drain and drinking-fountain work. The listed changes total $25,808.21.

Published October 21, 2026 · School meeting & records

Agenda item coverage: 7.03 Fiscal — four Phase 2 bond-project plumbing change orders within the consent agenda · Source recording and meeting documents.

The Hendrick Hudson school board approved four plumbing change orders for Buchanan-Verplanck Elementary School and Blue Mountain Middle School as part of its October 21 consent agenda. The work is part of the second phase of the district’s 2024 bond project. [packet p. 61] [packet p. 61] [packet p. 61] [recording 2409s]

At Buchanan-Verplanck, the packet lists $2,533.44 for bathroom and custodial-closet modifications and $6,031.92 for work to complete an eyewash installation in the nurse’s office. [packet p. 61] [packet p. 61] [packet p. 61] [packet p. 61] [packet p. 61]

A $9,420 change at Blue Mountain covers bathroom floor-drain repairs on the first three floors, along with other plumbing changes. The listed work includes moving a vent line that conflicts with new cafeteria doors, repairing damaged piping in the STEM lab and installing two isolation valves for future use. [packet p. 61] [packet p. 61] [packet p. 61] [packet p. 61] [packet p. 61]

A separate $7,822.85 change at Blue Mountain covers removing an old drinking fountain and installing its replacement. Together, the four amounts listed in the packet total $25,808.21. That is the total for these four changes, not the cost of the entire bond project. [packet p. 61] [packet p. 61] [packet p. 61] [packet p. 61] [packet p. 61] [packet p. 61]

The plumbing changes appeared under the consent agenda’s fiscal items. After a motion to approve the consent agenda and a call for votes, the board moved to a separate basketball-rim donation that had been removed from the consent agenda. [packet p. 2] [packet p. 2] [recording 2409s][recording 2415s][recording 2419s]

Key actions

  • Approved four plumbing change orders as part of the October 21 consent agenda.
  • The packet lists work at Buchanan-Verplanck Elementary School and Blue Mountain Middle School.

Original sources

Hendrick Hudson October 21, 2026 official meeting recording · Exact source recording

October 21, 2026 official revised agenda packet; plumbing changes on physical page 61

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