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Superintendent details $771,433 SRRF award to add secure vestibule at Libby Tozier School
Summary
RSU 04 Superintendent Marco Aliberta presented a School Revolving Renovation Fund (SRRF) project to add a secure vestibule, card readers and door monitoring at Libby Tozier School. The award totals $771,433; local share would be ~$286,047 repayable over 10 years at 0% if voters approve the loan on June 9.
Marco Aliberta, superintendent of RSU 04, presented a proposal to build a secure entrance and vestibule at Libby Tozier School using an SRRF (School Revolving Renovation Fund) award.
Aliberta said SRRF loans are provided by the Maine Department of Education as interest‑free loans with partial forgiveness for health and safety upgrades. He told attendees the district submitted an application in October 2025 and was notified in February 2026 that it had been awarded $771,433 for the work.
"SRRF is a school revolving renovation fund," Aliberta said, describing the program and the district’s approach. He said the state covers 62.92% of the approved project and the local share is 37.08%; the forgiven portion is about $485,000 and the repayable portion is $286,047, to be repaid over 10 years at 0% interest, a payment of about $28,604.70 annually.
The project scope includes a new security vestibule and entrance with doors and a transaction window, modifications to the main office for better sight lines, improved wayfinding to mark the main entrance, door monitoring that will alert the main office if exterior doors are propped or opened, and selective card readers to replace an aging fob system.
Residents asked how the current system differs from the proposed arrangement. One resident who identified herself as Jody Bradstreet asked whether the second door would remain closed until the first shuts; Aliberta explained the planned double‑door vestibule requires a second buzz to enter the building from the vestibule and that transaction windows would permit many routine interactions without allowing visitors further access.
Attendees pressed for visual materials; Aliberta said the district can share the application layout and that more detailed renderings would follow if the project is approved. He said Harriman Associates performed the engineering review and site inspections as part of the application process.
Aliberta underscored timing constraints: the work, if approved and funded, would be completed before the start of the next school year. He also confirmed the SRRF loan will be a separate referendum ballot item on June 9, distinct from the overall school budget.
The public Q&A raised additional details — glazing specifications (described as spec glazing), placement of key readers at staff and recess exit points, and the district’s plan to circulate a one‑page reference for voters explaining the proposal and costs.
The district will ask voters to authorize the loan at referendum on June 9 and, separately, to approve the school budget; Aliberta said the budget already includes the annual loan payment so the district will be prepared if the loan is approved.
