The Beaver River Central School District is proposing a capital project to its district residents. The project vote was originally planned for December 12, 2024 however, due to a snowstorm the vote was rescheduled for February 5, 2025 from 1 PM – 8 PM in the Beaver River Library.

Public presentations for the project were held on the following dates:

November 19, 2024 – Public Meeting at the Croghan Fire Hall @ 6:00 PM
December 9, 2024 – Board of Education Meeting @ 6:00 PM

projectSince the project is still the same for the vote in February, a question and answer session will be held during the January Board of Education Meeting on

January 13, 2025 @ 6:00 PM at the Beaver River Central School District

Information on the project may be found on the district website and in the November and December newsletter. Copies of the December Newsletter were mailed out to all district residents and can be requested from the district office. Information will be included in the January Newsletter as well.

Below is some general information regarding the Capital Project Proposal: (click the proposition to view details)

This proposition is the base proposition that provides repairs and renovations to our facilities that apply to maintenance, safety, and programmatic support. Areas that will be included in the project are, roofs, parking lots, office and classroom spaces, PreK playground, pool remediation, and elementary cafeteria reconstruction.

Summary of Proposition One:

Reconstruct Areas

Proposition	Area	Description of Work	Last Construction
1	Elementary Parking Lot	Complete repair of parking lot.	2000
1	Main Parking Lot	Reconstruction of parking lot. Testing is being done if only a “mill and top” is needed in areas.	2000
1	Roof Area	Replace roof in areas near the elementary gym	2000
1	Elementary Cafeteria	Reconstruction of the elementary service area to provide a safe and updated area for grades PreK-5.	2000
1	Pool	Proposition 1: pool remediation to “shore up” the deteriorating sections of the pool.	1967 – Structure 2000 - Cosmetic

New and Renovated Areas

Prop.	Area	Need	Description of Work
1	Library	Space is inefficient for both the use of the space and supervision	Library will be redesigned to fit the needs of students providing study and reading spaces for modern education
1	Various Offices/Counseling/Special Education Services	With the tremendous increase of special education needs, we have added staff support for areas including, academic support and counseling. Many of these areas are in tight quarters or closets that are not conducive to student learning.	Various offices and areas will be constructed to be suitable for services to be offered. Space saved with the library construction will provide for adequate space. In areas where space is not efficient, rooms will be remodeled to provide optimum space for existing and new classrooms.
1	PreK Playgound	Our youngest students need a safe, fenced in area for their recess. This program has grown.	Near the playground, there will be a small area constructed for PreK students with new equipment. Funds remaining may be used to enhance our current playground equipment for other students.
1	Tennis Court Lights	With only two courts our tennis team can only play home games in the earliest part of the season, and cannot hold competition such as sectional or Frontier League tournaments. The lights will be available for community use as well.	Lights will be provided to extend playing time on the tennis courts.
1	Greenhouse	An additional space to our building needs to be added to provide space and ability to grow and produce plants. Our Ag program has grown, and throughout our building we teach STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) through the use of smaller greenhouse type equipment.	A 700 sq. ft. greenhouse will be constructed that will be connected to our agriculture classrooms. This will provide for programs at all age levels to learn about growing, producing and using plant production.

Proposal 1: Estimated Cost

$14,000,000
Estimated no tax payer impact
Will use capital reserve funds for local share
State Aid covers 82% of eligible costs

Pool Reconstruction

Proposition

Area

Description of Work

Last Construction

2

Pool

Proposition 2: Complete restoration of Pool

1967 – Structure

2000 - Cosmetic

Proposition #2 Estimated Costs

$4,320,000
Based on square foot costs
Estimated Tax Impact: $19.90 per $100,000 assessed value
Can only pass if proposition #1 passes

Locker Room Reconstruction

Proposition	Area	Description of Work	Last Construction
3	Locker Rooms	Proposition 3: Complete renovation of male and female high school locker rooms to ensure they are ADA compliant.	2000

Proposition #3 Estimated Cost

$2,912,000
Based on square foot costs
Estimated Tax Impact: $14.00 per $100,000 assessed value
Proposition can only pass if BOTH proposition #1 AND proposition #2 pass

Below are various recordings of presentations, discussions and meetings related to the capital project.

October BOE Capital Project Discussion - VIDEO
This video shows the overall discussion of the Compact Council recommendations to the BOE in October.
November 12, 2024 Capital Project Presentation - VIDEO
This presentation was given during the Board of Education Meeting in November. A similar presentation will take place at the Croghan Fire Hall on November 19 @ 6:00 PM.