Poor maintenance, vandalism blamed for faulty tracks in Dallas

June 12, 2007
District will have to pay $40,000 to make repairs.

An inspection of new tracks in the Dallas school district has revealed that problems with the surface were due mostly to poor maintenance and vandalism. Track Masters Inc. has agreed to pay for problems covered under warranty, amounting to about $10,000. But the Dallas Independent School District will be responsible for the rest of the repairs, a district spokesman said. The company put those costs at about $40,000.
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EARLIER: The track at Skyline High School in the Dallas school district looks as if it has been getting wear and tear for years. The asphalt is missing in some places, and the concrete border has cracks. But the $220,000 track is just two years old, one of 17 built under the the district's 2002 bond program. District officials say the tracks are still under a five-year warranty and the contractor has said it will honor the commitment. The 17 tracks cost $3.2 million.
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