The Royalton-Hartland facilities project was (in my opinion, justifiably) shot down by the voters a couple of weeks ago. So, last night the school board introduced a revised plan, costing almost half as much as the old one. Here's a snippet from the Lockport Union Sun & Journal's story about it:
The $8.3 million cost of the new project, up for a vote Jan. 17, is less than the first project, which was voted down last month by residents. The money is available through state aid and will carry no cost to residents, unlike the old project which required a tax increase of 17 cents per $1,000 of assessed value.
The new project will be missing some of the additions from the first proposal, such as a new field house for athletics and physical education. A few residents did not like that.“It’s sad it was voted down, and it is a fallacy to think the field house was a luxury,” said Dave Huntington of Gasport. “There is a small gym, and it is a mistake to take it off the table. It is not a luxury, it is a necessity.”
The project will keep the 10 new classroom additions to the elementary school for Orleans/Niagara BOCES. Superintendent Paul Bona said the classrooms would cost the district nothing and be fully “self contained.” BOCES would have its own people and be paying for separate utilities. The project also will keep all of the regular repair and maintenance items for the elementary, middle and high schools. Updating science and some art rooms are also part of the new proposal.
To read it in its entirety, go here:
http://www.lockportjournal.com/local/local_story_334000237.html
The new project will be missing some of the additions from the first proposal, such as a new field house for athletics and physical education. A few residents did not like that.“It’s sad it was voted down, and it is a fallacy to think the field house was a luxury,” said Dave Huntington of Gasport. “There is a small gym, and it is a mistake to take it off the table. It is not a luxury, it is a necessity.”
The project will keep the 10 new classroom additions to the elementary school for Orleans/Niagara BOCES. Superintendent Paul Bona said the classrooms would cost the district nothing and be fully “self contained.” BOCES would have its own people and be paying for separate utilities. The project also will keep all of the regular repair and maintenance items for the elementary, middle and high schools. Updating science and some art rooms are also part of the new proposal.
To read it in its entirety, go here:
http://www.lockportjournal.com/local/local_story_334000237.html
