Farmingdale Bond Vote Results: Voters Pass Proposition 1, Deny Proposition 2

FARMINGDALE, NY — Farmingdale voters on Tuesday deliberated on a $78 million bond proposed by the Farmingdale School District. The results were mixed.

One proposition passed, while the other failed, the district announced.

Proposition One — $22.15 million — will allow for districtwide roof repairs and replacements, as well as electric capacity upgrades. The proposition passed with 1,202 yes votes and 1,089 no votes.

The second proposition — worth $55.85 million — would have allowed the development of a state-of-the-art Career and Technical Education Center at the high school, as well as the enhancement of the Fine and Performing Arts facilities.

Voters rejected Proposition Two with 1,326 no votes and 952 yes votes, according to the district.

The Farmingdale High School Career and Technical Education Center would have included six components: a two-story building construction program that would educate students on how to build a home; automotive maintenance and repair; welding and metal fabrication; a first responders training center; an early childhood learning center; and business education.

The six programs would have been offered as electives for high school students.

If Proposition Two passed, three musical education rooms— the band, orchestra and chorus spaces — would have been renovated and expanded. The district also planned to renovate its drawing, painting and fashion design classrooms.

Farmingdale residents approved a $36 million bond in 2016 for the Sports Complex and Aquatic Center at Howitt Middle School, which opened years later.