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District recommends postponing capital-project referendum to May to allow more community outreach
Summary
District staff and its architect recommended delaying a proposed capital-project referendum from a proposed December vote to the May budget vote to allow more time for community outreach and to reduce election costs; no formal referendum authorizing vote was adopted at the Sept. 30 meeting.
Ithaca City School District staff recommended postponing a proposed capital-project referendum originally discussed for December 2025 and instead timing the vote to coincide with the May 2026 budget election.
The district’s consultant, Christopher Galaubitz of Tetra Tech, told the board that a May vote allows a longer public engagement window and reduces the risk that…
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