Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the School Finance Capital Projects topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Sodus splits capital project into two propositions, seeks April resolution and June vote window
Summary
District staff presented a two‑proposition approach to a $42.2 million capital project (Prop. 1 ≈ $39.38M; Prop. 2 ≈ $2.88M), said Prop. 2 cannot stand alone for state aid, and announced a resolution calling for a referendum will be presented in April with outreach planned ahead of a likely June vote.
District staff told the Sodus Central School District board they have split a previously proposed capital referendum into two propositions and plan to bring a formal resolution to the board in April.
Steve, a district staff member responsible for finance and projects, said Proposition One would cover the bulk of the December project scope and total about $39,380,000; Proposition Two would cover athletic‑field drainage, a third athletic field and tennis‑court resurfacing and total roughly $2,880,000. “Proposition Two cannot stand on its own,” Steve said, explaining that if voters approved Prop. Two but not Prop. One the district would receive no aid for the smaller package.
Steve said the split reduces the overall package to about $42.2 million — a decrease of roughly $1.44 million from the December proposal — primarily by avoiding full box‑out work on the bus parking area. He also said under the scenario presented there would be no impact on local taxes from the proposal as described.
Next steps, Steve said, include presenting a resolution at the April board meeting calling for the referendum; upon board adoption the district would schedule public advertisement and set a vote date. Staff described backing up 45–49 days from a chosen vote date to allow for required advertising; Steve cited a 35‑day statutory window from first advertisement to the vote.
The administration said it will run public presentations, brief staff in each building and coordinate with transportation and facilities personnel to inform the community about project specifics before the referendum resolution is brought to the board.
No referendum resolution or formal board vote is recorded in the provided transcript; staff said the resolution will be presented at a future meeting.
