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Regional BOCES presents $49.5M prioritized facilities plan; district told its share is about 3.195%
Summary
Erie Tubosis officials presented a multi-campus, aidable facilities program initially prioritized at ~$49.5 million to 27 component districts, outlined IMA financing favored for flexibility and lower cost, and said Iroquois’s share of the plan would be roughly 3.195% with a first payment due in FY 2027–28.
Representatives from Erie Tubosis (BOCES) and municipal adviser BPD presented a proposed multi-year facilities plan and financing options to IROQUOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT board members.
David Orur, the district superintendent at Erie Tubosis, said the BOCES condition survey identified about $142 million of deferred needs across four campuses; a prioritized, fiscally constrained plan of roughly $49.5 million focuses on immediate, safety-and-operations work such as roofs, HVAC, welding ventilation, pavement, windows and toilet-room reconfigurations. The plan is structured to remain within the State Education Department’s maximum cost allowances so the work remains aidable.
"This project is fully aidable by the state education department," Orur said, noting the plan was designed to protect component districts’ fiscal interests while addressing urgent facility needs.
Presenters emphasized two authorization and financing paths: (1) an intermunicipal agreement (IMA) among the 27 component districts that does not require a BOCES-wide public vote and preserves local flexibility over financing (cash or district-level bond financing), or (2) Dormitory Authority (DSNY/DASI) financing that requires a BOCES-wide public vote and typically carries higher issuance costs.
Sarah, a municipal adviser with BPD, explained allocation methodology uses the resident-weighted average daily attendance (RWADA); she said IROQUOIS’s share of the prioritized $49.5 million package is about 3.195 percent, producing an illustrative first payment of roughly $581,000 in FY 2027–28 before building-aid reimbursements. The presenters showed five fairly level payments across five years as one model, explained short-term borrowing alternatives and noted that BOCES projects receive same-year state aid for payments made in the aid year.
Board members expressed broad support for the project’s goals, requested additional data on CTE enrollment and wait lists, and asked for more regular BOCES outreach to help match students to career and technical opportunities. Presenters encouraged board members to attend BOCES open houses and the annual meeting to see program enhancements and said many component boards have already approved the IMA; they urged IROQUOIS to consider a resolution by the end of June to meet a July 1 timeline for IMA commitments.
No formal binding district vote on the IMA was recorded in the meeting excerpt; presenters said authorization would appear on the district’s June agenda.
