Officials Give Presentation on Capital Project Ahead of Coop Schools Vote
By ERIC SANTOMAURO-STENZEL
COOPERSTOWN
Officials for the Cooperstown Central School District delivered a presentation on the proposed capital project last Thursday, December 11. Voters will decide whether to approve the proposal in a referendum tomorrow, Tuesday, December 16. Polls are open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Cooperstown Junior-Senior High School, 39 Linden Avenue, inside the auditorium.
The lightly-attended presentation in the Junior-Senior High School library covered the kinds of capital improvements and repairs the district has planned and the costs for them. School district officials said not increasing taxes for the nearly $17 million project was an important part of their planning.
“We're super excited as a district to present this capital project,” Superintendent Sarah Spross said. “It is focused on addressing health and safety, the instructional improvements and then infrastructure maintenance.”
According to the district, anticipated costs are as follows: $4,444,364.00 for the Elementary School; $6,603,102.00 for the Junior-Senior High School; $1,786,813.00 for the bus garage; and $4,030,981.00 for incidentals and miscellaneous costs, for a total of $16,865,300.00. District materials said the district “receives 71.8% in state aid for aid eligible items” and the project will utilize about $1,995,000.00 in its capital reserves.
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