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The Lansing Central School District’s $3,612,048 2010 Health, Learning and Safety Capital Project passed Tuesday night (March 9th) 386-116.  The district asked taxpayers to approve the project, with no additional tax impact.  The project addresses problems identified in a 2005 inspection of school buildings, and will focus mainly on the high school.

Superintendent Stephen Grimm, Business Administrator Mary June King, School Board President Anne Drake, and school board member Glenn Swanson waited Tuesday night as the votes were counted.  489 voters showed up at the polls Tuesday, and 13 write-in votes were counted.  The write-ins tallied 7-6 for the project, but the final count shooed it in with more than 3-1 voting yes.

The project will spend $2,681,580 for the high school, $72,380 in the middle school, and $256,080 in the elementary school.  It will be paid for with $112,563 of EXCEL money left over from the elementary school roof project, $1,070,000 from the district's capital reserve, and a $2,429,512 bond.

The number one priority identified was acoustic problems in the high school.  The building was originally designed with temporary walls that could be reconfigured to suit changing needs.  In reality the wall configuration has not been changed.  The combination of the light-weight changeable walls and a noisy HVAC system makes it difficult to hear and concentrate in classrooms and other learning spaces.

Other items in the high school include renovating exterior stairs, replacing and relocating a transformer, work on front entry sidewalks, exterior cladding, replacing smoke hatches and old lockers, and a new security system.

The security system will be installed in all three schools.  Additionally the middle school will have work done on basement drainage and exterior door hardware.  The elementary school will get additional smoke doors, improvements to water pressure, and a new, expanded fire alarm system.

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