Residents will consider $28.4M project
The Haldane school board scheduled a Nov. 19 vote on a referendum to fund a proposed $28.4 million capital project.
If approved, the project would raise property taxes by 7.59 percent over three years, said Carl Albano, the interim superintendent, at the board’s Tuesday (Sept. 17) meeting. He said the district wanted to have “a little distance from the presidential election.”
The plans include a 17,300-square-foot addition to the high school and extensive infrastructure and safety upgrades, including secure vestibules for classroom buildings, roof repairs, traffic circulation upgrades, faculty bathrooms and replacement of public-address systems, clocks and security cameras.
The capital project arose from the district’s Master Plan, which was adopted last year with $108 million in improvements over 15 years. Albano was careful to say that there is no plan to move forward with other projects identified in the Master Plan.
