Voters approved the Capital Project Vote on Dec. 14 with 97 yes votes and 36 no votes. The proposition is as follows:
LYNDONVILLE PROPOSITION NO. 1
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, 2023
YES: 97 NO: 36 Proposition Passed.
Shall the following resolution be adopted, to-wit:
RESOLVED, that (a) the Board of Education (the “Board”) of the Lyndonville Central School District, Orleans County, New York (the “District”) is hereby authorized to undertake a proposed Capital Improvements Project, 2023 (the “Project”) consisting of the reconstruction and renovation of, and the construction of improvements and upgrades to various District buildings and facilities (and the sites thereof), to implement various health, safety, accessibility and Code compliance measures and various other measures that are included and generally described in (but are not to be limited by) the Project Plan that was referred to in the public notice of the vote on this Proposition, and to expend therefor an amount not to exceed $19,505,384; (b) the Board is hereby authorized to partially finance the Project by expending or applying (1) the entire remaining balance (which stood at approximately $1,723,326 as of October 12, 2023), plus any additional interest earned, from the District’s Capital Reserve Fund, 2014, and then to terminate such fund and (2) $2,601,674 from the District’s 2017 Building Capital Reserve Fund; (c) a tax is hereby voted in an amount not to exceed $15,180,384 to finance the balance of the estimated maximum cost of the Project, such tax to be levied and collected in installments in such years and in such amounts as shall be determined by the Board; (d) in anticipation of such tax, obligations of the District are hereby authorized to be issued in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $15,180,384, and a tax is hereby voted to pay the interest on such obligations as the same shall become due and payable; and (e) New York State Building Aid funds expected to be received by the District in connection with the Project are anticipated to offset a substantial part of such costs, and such funds, to the extent received, shall be applied to offset and reduce the amount of taxes herein authorized to be levied.
"On behalf of the Board of Education and myself, we are grateful for the support of our Lyndonville community and their partnership in good stewardship of our school buildings and grounds," said Sharon Smith, Superintendent of Schools. "Special thanks to our partners at Wendel Architects and Engineers, Buffalo Construction Consultants and Lyndonville District Clerk Tanya Marek."