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A new parking lot and storage facility is in the works for the Bear Creek Community Charter School as a result of two actions by the school&#8217;s board of trustees Thursday.The board voted to ask the Bear Creek Foundation, which owns the school, to allow the construction of an additional parking lot and a garage/storage building. The board also approved contracting with architects Hemmler + Camayd to design an additional maintenance building at a flat fee for design work not to exceed $18,000. The building will include a five-bay garage and storage facilities and have heat and lights, according to school officials.In another construction related issue, the board agreed to resolve an ongoing issue with some of the concrete walkways around the new school building with the school project contractor Skepton Construction. Some portions of the concrete around the school began flaking and became discolored a short time after installation, and the school had been attempting to have the issue resolved for about a year.At Thursday&#8217;s meeting, the board agreed to accept the concrete as it is in exchange for a $22,000 credit from the contractor.On another property matter, the board approved hiring Kingfisher Group LLC for wetlands delineation at a cost of $12,865.In personnel matters, the board approved the hiring of Amanda Butch and Kaitlynn Apolinaro as daily substitute teachers at a rate of $125 per day with the possibility of $150 per day based on the number of days worked in a school year. The board also approved job descriptions for a full-time custodian/maintenance supervisor and a part-time lunchroom cashier, and approved hiring one person for each position. The pay for the custodial position will be based on experience, and the cashier will receive $10 per hour for up to 28 hours per week.The board also accepted the resignation of long-time board member Scott Sherwood effective immediately.<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By Janine UngvarskyFor Times Leader</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach the Times Leader newsroom at 570-829-7242 or on Twitter @TLnews.</shirttailMeta></div>

New parking lot, storage facility for Bear Creek Charter