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Board begins public discussion of possible facilities bond to address roofs, fields and UPK capacity
Summary
Board members and administrators signaled preliminary plans for a facilities bond to address multiple roof repairs, field upgrades, transportation building work and potential classroom additions to accommodate UPK; building committee will finalize numbers for a public vote.
Board members said July 7 that the building committee is weighing a potential facilities bond to address pressing infrastructure needs across the North Babylon Union Free School District, including roof replacements or coatings, field repairs, transportation building improvements, electrical upgrades and possible classroom additions to accommodate state-mandated UPK expansion.
Trustees on the building committee described an ongoing assessment that used drone infrared surveys to evaluate roofs; committee members said some roofs are in good shape while others may require full replacement, producing a range of cost estimates. A committee member said the roof findings could swing dollars “10,000,000 to the left or the right” depending on whether full replacement or repair is needed. The committee is also reviewing other capital projects that were not part of the last bond and community requests that have emerged since the previous bond work.
Trustees discussed options for phasing projects and minimizing tax impact. One trustee said the original goal was to aim for a “zero tax impact” option where possible, but acknowledged that including all desired projects would likely require at least some tax effect. Board members described the possibility of using two bond proposals—one focused on projects that could be structured with low or no tax impact and a second for additional work.
Board leadership said the building committee expects to finalize cost estimates soon and present a formal recommendation to the full board; any bond would require a public vote. Administrators said they will share building utilization and demographic studies (planned with BOCES) and continue community outreach as numbers and timelines firm up.
The board did not set a bond amount or schedule a public vote in this meeting; members described the next steps and the need to act within several months if the district wants a vote within the coming year.
