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Oyster River school board previews $9.827 million bond to expand elementary space
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Shaps told a public hearing the warrant article would raise $9,827,000 to finance renovations and additions at both elementary schools — adding classrooms, expanding a cafeteria and creating student‑service space; no members of the public spoke on the bond.
The Oyster River Cooperative School District opened a public hearing on a proposed $9.827 million bond to finance renovations and additions at the district’s two elementary schools.
Superintendent Dr. Shaps read Warrant Article 3 as posted with the warrant and described the project as intended to add classrooms, expand a cafeteria and create appropriate spaces to deliver services to students. "Shall the district raise and appropriate the sum of 9,827,000 to finance renovations and additions at both elementary schools to include additional classrooms, expanding a cafeteria and creating appropriate spaces to deliver services to students," Dr. Shaps read to the board and attendees.
Dr. Shaps said the project grew out of board discussions in spring 2024 and moved through engineering and schematic design in 2025. He told the room the bond is intended to relieve space pressures at the elementary level and to support specialized learning spaces.
The board opened the hearing for public comment but received no speakers on the bond; the chair moved to close the bond hearing and the board voted six in favor.
Next procedural steps for Warrant Article 3 are to appear on the district ballot at the deliberative session and then to be decided by voters, the superintendent said.
