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Board delays $125 million bond referendum; committee highlights drainage, HVAC and aging buildings
Summary
A district bond committee recommended about $125 million in projects; the board agreed to delay a referendum until the fall to allow more public outreach and to avoid overlap with budget season.
The Three Village Central School District committee recommended roughly $125 million in capital projects to address aging buildings, roofs, drainage and indoor-environment upgrades, but the board agreed to delay a referendum until the fall to allow time for planning and community outreach.
"We went over all this stuff with the bond committee...they unanimously recommended...about a $125,000,000 to recommend to the board to go out for a bond referendum," Dr. Scanlon said during the meeting. The board discussed timing and decided not to pursue a March referendum date that administrators said would have been possible under legal-notice deadlines.
Administrators told the board that most district buildings are decades old — the presenter said the newest is over 50 years old and some buildings exceed 70 years — and that replacement and repair costs are rising. The district's architect provided preliminary cost estimates;…
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