Amanda Purcell is reporting for Columbia-Greene Media voters in the Chatham Central School District in May will decide the fate of a proposed capital improvement project intended to address major infrastructure issues and an overhaul the district’s security system. Repairs are proposed for all five of the district's buildings. “The project is designed to address infrastructure issues to try to get ahead of them,” Chatham Superintendent Salvatore DeAngelo said. School officials say the project, with a $9.8 million price tag, will have no impact on local taxes. Under the proposal, the state would reimburse the district for roughly half the cost, with the second half coming from capital reserve accounts, DeAngelo said. The project includes the replacement of corroded water piping, upgrading an alarm and public announcement system, masonry repairs and a significant amount of paving work. The administration is also looking for approval to install interior and exterior video security cameras throughout the school buildings, public library and transportation center, for an additional $1.2 million. The final public information session and public hearing on the 2018-19 school budget is scheduled for 6 p.m., May 1, in the high school library at 50 Woodbridge Avenue. Voters will cast their ballots on the two propositions from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tue., May 15, in the Mary E. Dardess Elementary School gym. Read the full story at HudsonValley360 [dot] com.