3-8-2007
CV-S project vote Tuesday
Staff Report
CHERRY VALLEY _ Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School District residents will head to the polls Tuesday to decide the fate of a $7.8 million capital project proposal.
The vote will take place in the school between noon and 8 p.m.
The project is slated to cost $7.79 million and divides the work into three major areas: space reconfiguration, building systems maintenance and upgrading and exterior site work.
Space reconfiguration will cost $2.35 million and focuses on shuffling the library, classrooms and administrative offices to improve the flow of the school, improve office efficiency and address safety concerns with the current layout.
The building systems maintenance aspect of the project would cost $1.85 million and involves repairing or replacing some of the "nuts and bolts" elements in the school. Examples include fixing leaks with the roof, upgrading the clock system and replacing one of the building’s boilers.
The third component of the project, exterior site work, would cost $1.7 million. It includes replacing the pavement and reconfiguration of the parking area and student drop-off zone to enhance pedestrian and vehicle traffic flow.
Allowances for contingencies and incidental costs account for $1.89 million of the project cost.
Work would also be done to enhance the school’s academic excellence, officials previously reported. The project calls for upgrading the science labs, expanding the vocal and instrumental music areas and expanding the projection booth in the auditorium.
If approved, the project will have an estimated impact on the tax levy of slightly more than one-half of one percent, or about $23,107 per year over the 15-year life of the project.
Estimates provided by one of the project’s engineers call for approximately $30,000 per year in savings brought about by energy efficiency improvements included in the project, reducing the annual impact from $53,107 to the $23,107 figure.
According to district estimates, a taxpayer owning property with a full market value of $150,000 who was eligible for basic STAR exemption would see a tax increase of $7.74 if the project is approved.
Information about the project is also available on the district’s website at www.cvscs.org under the "Board of Education" tab.
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