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Capital project goes back to voters for a second time

Feb 26, 2016 6:15 am

Melanie Lekocevic is reporting in The Daily Mail the Coxsackie-Athens Central School District is still seeking public approval for its $17.9 million capital project, the same proposal rejected by voters in December. The project includes renovations to classroom spaces, security systems and the athletic fields. The school board has chosen to put the referendum up for another vote on March 22, this time offering voters three different options for the project. Voters this time will be able to approve or reject specific components of the plan. “After reviewing the results of the referendum in December and listening to feedback from the community, the board of education made the decision that presenting the same project as three separate propositions was the best course of action for our schools, our students and our taxpayers,” District Superintendent Randall Squier said. The first proposition on the ballot in March will include the bulk of the original project. The second proposition would relocate the middle school library next to the high school library. And proposition three would decide the type of turf to be installed on the school's athletic field. A public information session on the amended propositions will be held on Wed., Mar. 2, at Coxsackie Elementary School. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.