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BOCES $30.5 million capital project and November 19 vote discussed at board meeting
Summary
A board report summarized an upcoming $30.5 million Onondaga‑Cortland‑Madison BOCES capital referendum, the state aid share and component district obligations, and announced vote locations for Nov. 19.
A Board of Education committee report at the meeting outlined a proposed $30,500,000 capital project for OCM BOCES and urged board members to assist with voter turnout for a Nov. 19 referendum.
The report matters because the project would finance career and technical education facilities that serve the component districts, and its cost and state aid share affect local district budgets.
A board representative reported that the project is state‑aided at 65 percent; each participating component district would cover the remaining 35 percent of its portion, the report said. The project was described as a long‑needed renovation and expansion for BOCES career and special‑education programs.
The speaker told the board the referendum date is Nov. 19 and said voters in component districts may cast ballots at four locations: the main campus, the Henry Campus, Crown Road and Cortlandville. The representative said the district will hold joint meetings of superintendents and business officials as planning continues.
The report did not include a board vote on the project; it was informational and intended to announce the referendum timeline and ask board members to support outreach and turnout. No project contractor, final district share calculations, or vote language were presented in the report that night; those details were described as forthcoming.
Board members were asked to expect additional briefings and a video explaining the referendum to be shared with districts as the vote approaches.
