The Hilton Board of Education unanimously voted to present a Capital Project proposal to the community on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. The project encompasses two separate propositions focusing on Building Cadet Success.
“One of the district’s goals is to continue to be a destination district,” said Superintendent Dr. Casey Kosiorek. “We know one of the ways to maintain this is by providing first-class facilities for our students, staff, and community. We are excited to present this project to the community for their vote.”
Proposition #1 is a $37.2 million project that addresses maintenance and infrastructure improvements at all five schools identified in the five-year Building Condition Survey required by New York State and prioritized by the district’s Long Range Planning Committee. These projects focus on safety, energy efficiency, technology infrastructure and building maintenance.
Some of the projects include replacing fire alarm systems at all school buildings, including Transportation; air conditioning in the Merton Williams Middle School west classrooms and gymnasium; improving the acoustics in the Northwood cafeterias; replacing the emergency generator at QUEST; and renovating the kitchen and JU cafeteria at Village.
Over the summer, the district asked the community to weigh in using two ThoughtExchange questions regarding a field house and performing arts center. Based on input from over 1,200 participants, over 800 thoughts shared, and nearly 39,000 ratings of those thoughts, the District and Board of Education decided to put forth Proposition #2, a $90 million project that would use existing space to create a Performing Arts Center and move spaces related to physical education and athletics to a new space that would be connected to Hilton High School.
“These additional spaces created from this project will be a tremendous resource, not only to our High School students, but to all our students K-12,” said Board of Education President Mark Hilburger. “We will have a state-of-the-art facility that all residents will be able to utilize right in our community.”
To learn more about the proposed Building Cadet Success Capital Project, residents are encouraged to attend a Public Information Meeting on Wednesday, March 1, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Hilton High School auditorium, 400 East Avenue, Hilton. More information is also available on the Capital Project webpage, https://www.hilton.k12.ny.us/departments.cfm?subpage=5252. In addition, a special issue of the Insight will be mailed to district residents this month.
The Capital Project Vote will be held Wednesday, March 7, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Parma Town Hall, 1300 Hilton Parma Corners Road, Hilton. All district residents will vote at this location.
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