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How come Ellsworth gets all these school jobs?
Q: "It's amazing how the president of the Board of County Commissioners electrical company, Ellsworth Electric, is getting all these electrical jobs to build these new schools. Maybe it ought to be checked into. " - Hagerstown
A: We did a little checking.
It turns out that Ellsworth Electric, which is owned by Washington County Commissioners President John F. Barr, was contracted to do electrical work at Pangborn Elementary School.
But three other local companies were awarded electrical contracts at Rockland Woods Elementary, Maugansville Elementary and Barbara Ingram School for the Arts, according to Rob Rollins, director of Facilities Planning and Development for Washington County Public Schools.
