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PREEPORT *EW>RIAL LIBRARY
144 W HERRICX RD
FBEEPORT NT 11520 39
pages 8, 9,13
www.freeportbaldwinleader.com
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9/11 FREEPORT REMEMBERS 9/11 at the
dedication of the memorial on Bayview
Avenue. See page 8 for more.
remembered photos by Sue Lyons
$6.9 million capital improvement bond on Tuesday's ballot
by Laura Schofer
The Freeport School District is propos-ing
$6.9 million worth of capital improve-ment
projects to its eight schools. This
capital improvement initiative will be pre-sented
to the public in the form of a bond
referendum to be voted on Tuesday,
September 20.
The bond issue includes $5 million of
upgrades to school facilities including
bathrooms, heating, ventillation and air
conditioning (HVAC) systems, security
cameras and exterior lighting, lockers,
some floor tile, asbestos abatement, some
ceiling and window replacement, masonry
work, sidewalk repair and some play-ground
repairs. An additional $1.9 million
will be used for the installation of a new
synthetic turf field with field lighting at
Freeport High School.
Money for the installation of the syn-thetic
field will come from the school dis-trict's
capital reserve fund at no cost to res-idents,
leaving $5 million to be bonded.
The state, through a program called the
Qualified School Construction Program,
will assist the Freeport School District by
absorbing the district's interest costs, about
$1 million for the $5 million bond issue.
If the public approves the bond, it will
cost approximately $9 a year for a home
assessed at $318,000 a year in Freeport.
The bond will be for 15 years.
The proposed projects were evaluated
school by school and a bond advisory
committee was formed to review each
project.
The proposed projects are as follows:
Columbus Avenue School would get an
upgrade to its public address system, toi-lets,
cafeteria/commons HVAC, upgrade
security cameras and exterior lights and
update to its playground.
At Archer Street School, an Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant
elevator would be installed as well as
HVAC in the cafeteria and an upgrade to
security cameras and exterior lights.
Bayview Avenue School would replace
classroom sinks and counters; upgrade toi-lets
and install HVAC in the auditorium.
Leo F. Giblyn School would also upgrade
its toilets, security cameras and exterior
lights as well as its playground. HVAC
will be installed in the cafeteria; there will
be floor file replacement and asbestos
abatement.
New Visions would expand its play-ground,
upgrade its wireless infrastructure
and change window shades in the gymnasi-um.
At the Caroline G. Atkinson School
there would be upgrades to toilets, security
cameras and exterior lights. There would
be sidewalk repair and replacement and
repaying of the parking lot and bus circle.'
At J.W. Dodd Middle School all the lock-ers
would be replaced as will some of the
ceilings. There would be an upgrade to the
toilets; masonry repointing, waterproofing
and roof flashing as well as replacing the
public address system. Finally, at Freeport
High School there would be window and
ceiling replacements, new HVAC in the
cafeteria and an enhancement of the video
surveillance system.
Additionally $1.9 million will be spent
for a synthetic turf field and lighting at
Freeport High School. It would be used by
high school varsity and junior varsity foot-ball,
girls and boys soccer, girls and boys
lacrosse and middle school football teams.
The money to install the field is already
in the capital reserve fund but will need
voter approval to be used. If the bond fails,
the synthetic turf field would not be built
and the $1.9 million in the capital reserve
fund will be used for other projects.
If the bond referendum passes on
September 20, the district plans to com-plete
all projects no later than the end of
2012. The turf field should be ready for
homecoming in 2012.
Voting will take place at the usual
school district polling places between 6
a.m. to 9 p.m.
Freeport trustees
approve bonds
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| Title | 2011-09-15 |
| Subject | Newspaper |
| Description | This is a Newspaper distributed locally within the Village of Freeport and Baldwin. |
| Creator | Linda Toscano |
| Publisher | L & M Publications, Inc. |
| Contributors | Scanned by Imaging & Microfilm Access, Inc. (Bohemia, NY 11716) |
| Date | 2011 |
| Type | Periodical |
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| Source | Freeport Memorial Library |
| Language | English |
| Coverage | United States |
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