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Board weighs $84.8 million referendum to repair roofs, HVAC and add classrooms; state to cover about a third
Summary
Hopewell Valley administrators presented a two-question, $84,833,000 referendum proposal that would repair roofs, replace obsolete HVAC and provide classroom additions at Bear Tavern and Tollgate; officials said roughly a third of eligible costs are likely to be reimbursed by the state.
Hopewell Valley Regional School District officials presented a proposed two-question referendum that would finance urgent building repairs districtwide and, separately, add classrooms at Bear Tavern and Tollgate elementary schools.
The first ballot question would cover critical infrastructure — roofing, obsolete HVAC and chillers, indoor environmental upgrades, security doors and electrical work — across Central High School, Timberlane Middle School, Bear Tavern, Hopewell, Stony Brook and Tollgate. The second question would fund new classroom space: a 10-classroom addition at Bear Tavern and a classroom/PK addition at Tollgate.
District architect George Duthy of FEHD Architects and Director of Facilities Tom Quinn told the board the total package as presented is about $84,833,000. They said most of the work in Question 1 is eligible for state aid through the New Jersey Department of Education; the district’s…
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