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Massena school district residents decide on $49.6 million capital project Thursday

Posted 12/11/19

MASSENA -- Massena Central School District residents will vote on a $49.6 million capital project referendum on Thursday from noon to 8 p.m. Voting will be at the Massena Community Center, 61 Beach …

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Massena school district residents decide on $49.6 million capital project Thursday

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MASSENA -- Massena Central School District residents will vote on a $49.6 million capital project referendum on Thursday from noon to 8 p.m.

Voting will be at the Massena Community Center, 61 Beach Street.

It is only open to voters living in the school district.

The $49.6 million project would renovate all of the district buildings. It is being largely funded with state aid and out of the district's capital reserve account, so they are expecting it will have no impact on school taxes.

District officials have said they need the repairs.

At the high school, they are considering $14,351,000 worth of work. That includes redoing the baseball and turf fields and the swimming pool. They would also add walkways outside of each door and going around the building so they can be used in the event of a fire drill or emergency. They also want to replace the stage in the auditorium and the lighting and sound systems.

At the junior high, they are proposing $8,730,000 worth of work. A big part of that is a complete reconfiguration of the pickup and drop-off area. They want to have bus traffic pick up and drop off in front of the building, and have an area for parents to pick up or drop off students on the north side. The current parking area would also be redone but stay in the same place.

For the elementary schools, they want to spend $8,611,000 at Nightengale, $8,543,000 at Madison and $7,990,000 at Jefferson.

At Nightengale, they also want to split bus and parent drop off areas. Buses would still pick up and drop off in front. Parent drop off and guest parking would be on the Nightengale Avenue side. The playground would stay out back, but be replaced. The playground at Madison would also be renovated. The three buildings are also looking at masonry restoration, ceiling replacements and classroom improvements.