Oswego District Plans Large Capital Project, March Vote Set

by Steve Yablonski | December 19, 2017 11:08 pm

OSWEGO – Members of the Oswego School Board got a glimpse Tuesday night of a proposed multi-million capital project aimed at refurbishing the district’s aging schools.

The projected cost of the plan is $60,180,000.

Local funds to be applied total $4,000,000.

State building aid is expected to pay for 63.4 percent of the work.

The estimated average local share per year would be $547,577. And the impact per $1,000 full value is anticipated to be 38 cents.

For the owner of a $100,000 home that would mean $37.87.

The impact on the tax levy is estimated at 2.14 percent.

Representatives from King + King were on hand to explain some of the highlights of the project.

Every five years, New York State schools are required to go through a state mandated building condition survey.

During the last survey, more than $41 million worth of work was identified across the district. During the next five years, it must be addressed in some form.

Among the proposed work:

At Fitzhugh Elementary:

• Replacement of roof system
• Replace interior floor finishes
• Masonry restoration and reconstruction

At Minetto Elementary:

• Replacement of exterior wall panels
• Replacement of exterior windows and some exterior doors
• Classroom reconstruction

At Riley Elementary:

• Replacement of interior classroom wall system including cubbies and lockers
• Replacement of interior doors and hardware for security
• Mechanical system upgrades

At Leighton Elementary:

• Reconstruction of the athletic wing – classrooms and locker rooms
• Replacement of interior floor finishes
• Exterior campus-wide site reconstruction

At Kingsford Elementary:

• Replacement of roof system
• Reconstruction of masonry
• Replace interior floor finishes

At Oswego Middle School:

• Windows, doors, hardware replacement
• Electrical system upgrades
• Exterior site reconstruction

At Oswego High School:

• Replace domestic water system and associated fixtures
• Locker room reconstruction
• Music suite renovations
• Exterior campus-wide site reconstruction

Project Financials

• OHS – $23,250,000
• OMS – $12,609,000
• FLS – $12,260,000
• Minetto – $3,050,000
• CER – $1,073,000
• KPS – $3,969,000
• FPS – $3,969,000

The next steps include the board approving a resolution for the work, public relations – project presentations and the public vote on March 6, 2018.

Following that, the proposal would be sent to the State Education Department and a reply would likely come sometime around October.

The work would be done over two summers in 2019 and 2020.

Also Tuesday night, the board approved using the former Ed Center as a polling site for the March vote.

The district’s other polling sites – the Scriba Fire Station, Elim Grace Church and Oswego Town Hall – would remain the same.

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