PUBLIC HEARING

Wednesday, November 29, 2023 - 6:30 PM * ACS Auditorium

2023 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT VOTE

Tuesday, December 12, 2023 - 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM * Room 142

2023 Capital Improvement Project Vote Information

Tuesday, December 12, 2023 * 12:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Andover CSD - Room 142

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF

ANDOVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 

       NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting of the qualified voters of the Andover Central School District shall be held at the Andover Central School (Room 142) in said District, on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 9:00 p.m.  The following proposition will be submitted for voter approval at said meeting:

PROPOSITION

       Shall the following resolution be adopted to wit:

       Resolved that the Board of Education of the Andover Central School District is hereby authorized to undertake certain capital improvements consisting of construction and reconstruction of the Main School Building, Bus Garage, and Facilities, various site improvements and the acquisition of certain original furnishings, equipment, and apparatus and other incidental improvements required in connection therewith for such construction and school use, all at an estimated maximum aggregate cost of $12,325,000; and to appropriate and expend from the existing capital reserve fund $1,750,000 for such costs, and that the balance of such cost, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be raised by the levy of a tax to be collected in annual installments, with such tax to be offset by state aid available therefor; and, in anticipation of such tax, debt obligations of the school district as may be necessary not to exceed $10,575,000 shall be issued.

       The School District, acting as lead agency to the extent necessary, if any, for this purpose under the State Environmental Quality Review Act and the applicable regulations promulgated thereunder (“SEQRA”), has completed its environmental review and, on October 16, 2023, has duly determined and found the purpose to be a type II action under SEQRA which will not have a significant impact on the environment and is not subject to any further environmental review under SEQRA.

       AND NOTICE IS GIVEN that qualified military voters may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application from the District Clerk at (607) 478-8491, ext. 221 or cmupdyke@andovercsd.org.  For a military voter to be issued a military ballot, the District Clerk must have received a valid ballot application no later than 5:00 PM on November 16, 2023.  In a request for a military ballot application or ballot, the military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application or ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or email.

       AND NOTICE IS GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots shall be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerk; completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the vote and election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the vote and election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter.  Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 PM on December 12, 2023.

A list of persons to whom absentee and military ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk on and after November 28, 2023, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM on weekdays prior to the Election; and on December 12, 2023, the day set for the Election, said list will be posted at the polling place.