Vol. 36, No. 48 3 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2018
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PB’s $76 million overhaul vote is Dec. 6
By LAURA FITZGERALD
[email protected]
The public vote on Pine Bush School
District’s Facilities Modernization
Program (FMP), a $76 million overhaul
of the district’s facilities, will take place
on Dec. 6.
The FMP has two main components:
overdue concerns and new investments.
Overdue concerns comprise about
76 percent of the project, while new
investments comprise the other 24
percent.
Overdue concerns include repairing,
replacing and updating roofs, boilers,
windows, air handling units, electrical
components and paving. It also includes
coming into compliance with standards
for the Americans with Disabilities Act.
New investments include new Science,
Technology, Engineering, Art and Math
(STEAM) labs; two synthetic turf fields,
a stadium and an eight-lane track at the
high school; and a new grass field and
track at Circleville Middle School. The
plan also includes secure vestibules at
all seven schools. Secure vestibules have
two doors instead of one, making it more
difficult for an intruder to break in.
“It really is bringing our facilities
into the norm for contemporary use and
making sure that our kids have a safe,
comfortable place to learn and grow,”
Pine Bush Superintendent Tim Mains
said.
Mains said the district plans to do the
work in three phases; phase one would
start in the summer of 2020, phase two in
2021 and phase three in 2022.
The plan will include improvements at
all seven schools. The total project will
cost around $76.7 million, which will come
S olstice C elebration
A winter bonfire capped off the Maybrook tree lighting celebration Sunday night. More photos on page 22.
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Walden
searches
for new
village clerk
By TED REMSNYDER
The search for a new Walden Village
Clerk is set to enter a new phase, as the
first round of interviews for the vacant
position were scheduled to begin on
Nov. 27. Former Village Clerk Tara Bliss
resigned from the post in August, and the
village began a deliberate hunt for her
replacement shortly thereafter.
Under village law, Walden Mayor
Susan Rumbold will appoint the next
clerk, and the term will run from the new
hire’s appointment date until April 2020.
If needed, a second round of interviews
will be conducted on the evening of Dec.
3, with a decision on the appointment
expected sometime next month. As part
of the process, all applicants had to
submit salary requirements in order to be
considered for the position.
At the Village Board’s meeting on Nov.
20, the council unanimously approved
a measure for the village to purchase a
used bucket truck that will be utilized for
a number of public services. The vehicle
will be used for tree trimming, to attend to
flags on the bridge, decorating the village
Christmas tree and changing street lights.
The cost of a new truck could reach the
$100,000 range, so the village will search
for a previously owned vehicle, with an
estimated price tag of between $27,000
and $29,000.
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