A $35 million capital project will be voted on today by residents of the Bloomfield school district.
According to the school district, the most significant aspect of this project will be the construction of a new Transportation Facility. The new facility will be situated off the Middle/High School Campus and will be capable of accommodating all types of buses, as well as making the Middle/High School campus safer. Relocating the Transportation Facility would necessitate a reconfiguration of the parking layout at the Middle/High School, resulting in increased parking space. This will allow the district to repurpose the current facility into student learning spaces, where it could offer education in areas such as Auto Technology, Small Engine Repair, and Welding. The new facility would include a parking lot for use as overflow parking for the upper baseball and softball fields as well.
The other major item included in the project will be the addition of a turf infield on both the upper baseball and upper softball fields. The turf is necessary due to the displacement of the lower softball and baseball fields. The turf infields will enable both fields to be utilized more frequently, regardless of weather conditions.
The proposed project will total $35 million. The district added that Capital Improvement Projects are eligible for State Aid. With a building aid ratio of just under 78 percent, approximately 78 cents would be received in state aid for every dollar spent on the project. $3.5 million dollars will be utilized from the District’s Capital Project Reserve to mitigate the local share impact, which is estimated to be approximately 21 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value. All in all, this would amount to an increase of $21 / year on a $100,000 home, $42 per year on a $200,000 home, and $63 per year on a $300,000 home. For those eligible for Basic or Enhanced STAR, the impact would be even less.
The public vote on the proposed project will occur in the Middle/High School Large Group Instruction (LGI) room. The LGI is located near the Athletic Entrance to the Middle/High School.
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