LISBON-- The Lisbon Board of Education will ask voters to consider a $16,174,000 capital improvement project.

A vote takes place from 1 to 9 p.m. today in the main lobby of the school.

The project includes construction of a district transportation maintenance facility and indoor bus storage on existing school property, as well as to provide needed infrastructure updates to the district’s main school building, school officials say.

If approved by voters, the transportation portion of the project would include the construction of an approximately 16,200 square foot facility located on the district’s main campus.

Approximately 80.1% of the project would be funded with New York State building aid, $500,000 from school district reserves, and the remainder – the local portion – would be paid for with property taxes. A property valued at $100,000 would see a tax impact of $89.42 with no exemptions. This impact would begin in the 2024-2025 fiscal year.

The project will prepare the district for indoor bus storage related to the state electric bus mandates.

Other items included in the proposed capital project include improvements to the district’s main school building – including replacing some existing windows, floor tiles and heating ventilators, as recommended by the 2021 Building Condition Survey. Every five years, school districts are required by the New York State Education Department (NYSED) to complete a Building Condition Survey. The Building Condition Survey requires schools to contract with an architect firm to identify all aspects of infrastructure including items in need of improvement.

A super majority vote is required to pass.