Stonington - Last week's heavy rain caused the roof at Deans Mill School to leak again, just a few months after the town spent about $800,000 to replace it.

But school board chairman Frank Todisco said Sunday that the contractor for the project, Allied Restoration Corp., will be at the school early this week to make repairs.

He said that Allied Restoration also fixed other small leaks that have occurred since the project was completed in September.

"We've had challenges with it but the good thing is the contractor has been very good and responsive about coming back and taking care of the issues," at no extra cost, he said.

The town negotiated a 30-year warranty for the roof project so repairs are covered. Last week's storm caused water to flow into an area between the gym and library. No classrooms were affected.

In March, residents voted to spend up to $1.2 million to fix the roof.

Bids came in lower than expected, and the $792,000 cost will be taken from the town's more than $11 million undesignated fund balance, which is designed to help deal with emergencies.

A large group of Deans Mill staff and parents had pressed town and school officials last winter to fix the problem. Tarps had been hanging from leaky ceilings to collect water and drain them through hoses into trash buckets.

Meanwhile, the K-12 School Building Committee will hold a second public forum Tuesday to get input on how to renovate Deans Mill School, and the town's two other aging elementary schools, West Vine Street and West Broad Street school.

One option favored by the school board calls for closing the three elementary schools and sending students to Mystic and Pawcatuck middle schools. A new middle school would be built behind the high school.

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