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Board places nearly $97M facilities project on May ballot after SEQRA clearance; board says project structured to avoid tax increase
Summary
The board heard a facilities master plan proposing nearly $100 million in work across district buildings, found the action Type II under SEQRA, and unanimously approved bond and ballot resolutions to ask voters to authorize the project; officials said the plan leverages state building aid, NYSERDA funding and up to $9.3 million from capital reserves to avoid a tax increase.
The Albany City School District Board unanimously adopted a series of resolutions Thursday to put a capital‑project proposition on the May ballot after consultants presented a multi‑phase master plan for nearly $100 million in improvements.
Consultants from SEI outlined project pillars that include energy‑efficiency upgrades (leveraging a NYSERDA grant and an energy performance contract), districtwide safety and security improvements (secure vestibules, card access and perimeter monitoring), equity upgrades to auditoriums,…
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