Legislative bodies set to discuss sharing services and facilities — among other items — at a special meeting on Monday.
Usually, Lakewood City Council and Lakewood School Board meet at the same time, at different places. That makes it nearly impossible to attend both. The legislative bodies are making it a little easier to do just that — even if it’s just for one night. The city and the schools are hosting a joint meeting to go over a few issues in the cafetorium at Garfield Middle School at 7:30 p.m. Monday Included on the agenda are: finances for both the schools and the city, and sharing services and facilities.
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Faulty HVAC fan may be the culprit in Friday’s evacuation of the middle school.
Sometimes, when there’s smoke, there’s no fire. A malfunctioning fan in the ceiling is to blame for a fire alarm at Garfield Middle School — and the evacuation of about 600 students — on Friday morning. Lakewood City Schools spokeswoman Christine Gordillo said that a faulty fan in the HVAC unit in the ceiling “burnt out and emitted some smoke.” Lakewood Fire Marshal Tim Dunphy called the issue an “electrical fan motor malfunction.” “Everything checked out OK,” he said. The students were evacuated just after 8 a.m., but classes resumed about 30 minutes later. “They checked it and made sure there was no fire,” Gordillo said. “The fan has got to be replaced.”
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