Tarrytown Schools Voting On Capital Project Tuesday

TARRYTOWN, NY — Voters in the Tarrytown school district will be deciding whether or not to go forward with a capital project Tuesday.

The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. in two locations: Washington Irving Intermediate School for Tarrytown voters and W.L. Morse Elementary School for Sleepy Hollow voters.

On the ballot will be a capital bond project in the amount of $86.8 million. If approved, funds totaling $92.8 million will be utilized to handle infrastructure enhancements in each school.

Officials said about $6 million will come from district reserves and about 53.6 percent of total project cost is projected to be funded by state aid.

In a letter from the Board of Education, trustees said, over the last several years, the district has delayed major renovations because of programmatic needs and the capital project will allow the district to update each building.

“While this has brought amazing educational opportunities for our students and community, our existing building infrastructure has continued to age,” the board said. “The repairs and upgrades that our schools need are currently more than our annual budget can support in any one year.”

A rundown of what the bond will pay for can be viewed through this link.

The improvements include:

W.L. Morse School

• Four-story, six-classroom building addition
• Existing classrooms enlarged to meet state standards
• New ceilings, lighting and flooring
• Security upgrades
• New heating, ventilation and AC systems

Tappan Hill School

• Roof repair
• Replacement of original windows, floors, ceilings and lighting

Washington Irving Intermediate School

• Four-story, 11-classroom building addition
• New ceilings, lighting and flooring
• Security upgrades
• New heating, ventilation and AC systems
• Synthetic turf and bleacher replacement

John Paulding School

Kindergarten would move to Tappan Hill with Paulding becoming pre-K only

• Removal of modulars
• Infrastructure improvements

According to the district, construction will take place over three years, tentatively beginning in 2025.