Renovations and field lights both pass
December 14, 2021—Glens Falls City School District residents approved both the renovations and field lighting propositions of the 2021 capital project proposal in today’s public vote.
Proposition #1 (renovations) passed by a margin of 831 “yes” votes to 190 “no” votes – an 81.4 percent approval rate. Proposition #2 (lights on the field) passed by a margin of 589 “yes” votes to 431 “no” votes – a 57.7 percent approval rate.
The $32.1 million approved plan carries no tax levy increase. State aid covers 75.3 percent of the total cost, including the lighting on Putt LaMay Field. Most of the project involves renovations at the Glens Falls Middle School, including ceiling tile and door replacement, renovation of the Large Group Instruction room into a 21st century classroom space, refurbishing science classrooms, and installation of a fitness/sitting area outside behind the cafeteria.
Also included in the project are replacement of the High School’s track and turf sports field, renovations to the High School’s chorus/music rooms, fitness room reconstruction and expansion, and parking lot resurfacing.
The full list of renovations/repairs and other archived capital project materials can be found on the district’s website, www.gfsd.org.