Band Hall Leaks Cause Problems

Water soaks the band hall's floor, making it difficult to access lockers and saturating anything in its wake.

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Chase Tremaine
October 29, 2009
Filed under News

Water seeps through the walls as rain pours outside and puddles form at the feet of band members. The autumn rain continues, making thoughts of scum and water damage cross the minds of students. The directors believe a leak has formed on the roof, but they can do nothing to fix the problem themselves.

“It’s disgusting, it’s inconvenient, and it smells like mold,” senior Ara Osbourne said. “People aren’t using their lockers anymore because they have to walk through water.”

When rain hits, puddles leak from the bottom of the wall around two locker cages. Even though the puddles only reach a small depth, they sometimes extend across the floor for 15 feet.

“Our custodians have been great,” associate band director Renee Goodwin said. “This has been going on for about a month and they’ve been coming in here every day to check on us and mop it up.”

Although band directors do not see the flooding as a big problem, students dislike it. Past puddles have ruined pieces of clothing and homework sitting at the bottom of the lockers.

“Every new building has its problems,” head band director Glenn Fugett said. “This isn’t too bad.”

The district has contacted Legacy’s builders who are now at work to correct the problem.

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3 Responses to “Band Hall Leaks Cause Problems”

Trevor Armel Says:
October 31st, 2009 at 8:16 pm
I wonder if this is related to the band hall flooding incident of 2008… :/
Footall parent Says:
November 2nd, 2009 at 9:02 am
As a football parent, I sit in the stands and listen to the other teams band play upbeat song after song. However, our band doesn’t play that much. I would love to see the band get more involved. They do a great job at halftime. I would just like to see them get the crowd more involved with a little more playing.
Miro Says:
November 5th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
Is there any way to fix that? People have gotten hurt by slipping on puddles trying to get to their lockers. School books have been damaged as well as personal belongings. I think this is dangerous. Not to mention the health issue if there is mold growing under there.