"Millstone middle school project hits costly snag: Twp. Committee, Board of Ed. members point fingers at each other" - The Examiner, 12/20/06:

Orleans Development Corp.’s original proposal to take soil off the middle school site in exchange for grading the property is no longer feasible.

Orleans Development Corp. also said it would dig the drainage ditches on both sides of the school property. However, the company would no longer do that either.

“Why are the board professionals now telling us that we need to spend an additional $1 million over and above the original plan to establish and grade the athletic fields?”

The middle school’s construction manager said he does not believe the $1 million cost the contractor estimated for the grading work is a fair or equitable estimation.