District To Detail Projects In $34.5M Bond At Forum

Science labs at the junior/senior high school would be replaced with a science learning center that includes a marine lab.

The Cold Spring Harbor school board and district administration will hold a community forum to detail for residents the specifics of a proposed $34.45 million bond.  

The forum will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 12, starting at 8 p.m., at the Francis Roberts Community Center, 75 Goose Hill Road.  

The purpose of the forum is to ensure that all residents are informed voters and have the facts regarding the district’s upcoming bond vote on Tuesday, Nov. 19, according to a district spokesperson. During the forum the district will review the details of the final scope of proposed work to be funded by the bond.

 Voter approval of the bond is required. The vote is set for Tuesday, Nov. 12.

 The district conducted community surveys to prioritize projects. Renovations and upgrades focus on three areas: enhanced safety and security, increased academic opportunities and preserving/improving facilities, according to a district handout.

Numerous projects are included in the bond that will address the specific needs in each of the district’s schools creating a new teaching and learning environment for the benefit of current and future students. The projects include improved security for all schools, including bullet-resistant glass for hallway doors; expanded kitchen, renovated cafeteria and additional parking at West Side Elementary School; classroom alterations and renovations to the Little Theatre at Lloyd Harbor Elementary School; renovated music space at Goosehill Primary School; and multiple enhancements to CSH Jr./Sr. High School. Among them are a new science learning center with four classrooms and a marine lab built around the school’s Coral Reef Project; a new STEAM suite including robotics space; and the relocation and renovation of the school’s weightlifting room into a multiuse physical education/sports training space.

Despite the price tag, the project cost would be “tax levy neutral” as existing debt expiring in 2021 and 2022 will be replaced at no additional cost to taxpayers, according the district.

Detailed information about the projects is available on the district’s website. Visit the district website at www.csh.k12.ny.us.

The bond vote will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 19 from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. in the Ralph Whitney Field House at CSH Jr./Sr. High School.