Residents of the Churchville-Chili Central School District voted 294-98 to approve the Capital Improvement Project: Phase VI during a referendum vote on January 11. The $66,730,000 project will be funded through State Aid, Federal funding, and the Capital Reserve Fund with no additional impact to the local tax share.
The major focus of the project is renovations of middle school north classrooms, hallways including lockers, kitchen, stairwell and elevator relocation for compliance and safety, and HVAC updates.
The hallway and locker updates would continue throughout the middle school south, and include a roof replacement over the NGA classroom portion of the building.
Outdoor work at the middle school north will include bus loop pavement replacement, a new concrete sidewalk, the loop completion of the waterline, and four electric car charging stations.
This project also includes a new exit onto Buffalo Road in front of the high school which will result in a one-way onto campus and one-way exit. Further, the tennis courts will be moved onto the new land with an upgrade to ten courts, and include the installation of one synthetic baseball/ multipurpose field and one synthetic softball field, which also includes lighting to maximize playing time on the fields.
The last component of the project focuses upon reconstruction of the transportation parking lot, including the provision of infrastructure for electric bus charging stations in anticipation of electric buses in the future. Some interior renovations will be addressed in the transportation facility, as well.
Superintendent of Schools, Lori Orologio, says she appreciates the community’s support of the project. “This project allows us to focus on areas of need related to instructional and athletic programs, and facility repair, for our students and community. I am proud of the collaborative work by the Board of Education, our administrative team, as well as input from staff and community which allowed us to develop a fiscally responsible project.”
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