Facilities Committee
Next meeting: January 23, 2025
The new Facilities Committee was formed in 2024 after citizens of the school district voted down a proposal to build a new school building in Lewis. The committee will make recommendations to the Board of Education about the district’s long-term facility needs, long-term capital improvement planning, and other long-term facilities-related matters.
The committee is working with Capital Region BOCES Facilitator Joe Dragone, who is acting as a neutral voice to guide conversations. Dragone has more than 20 years of experience in school facility projects and project management.
Key Info
A Building Condition Survey was done this fall to fully evaluate the needs of both campuses.
A 10-year window for state aid began when the district merged in 2019-2020.
Aid for renovation vs. new construction:
- Renovations receive a lower aid rate versus new construction.
- Bonds for renovations usually receive a 20-year repayment term; new construction usually receives a 30-year repayment term.
Options that have been discussed and considered:
- A new PK-12 school, athletics and transportation site.
- Renovations and new construction at either existing facilities.
- Extensive renovations at both sites to keep both sites open.
- Limited health/safety renovations at Mountain View and Lake View sites to keep both operating.
Recent updates
February 29, 2024 Special Board of Education Meeting
The Boquet Valley CSD Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 5:00 PM in Room 106 at the Mountain View Campus in Elizabethtown for the purpose of discussing the recent exit poll from the Capital Improvement Project vote and...
Application for Absentee Ballot
Application for Absentee Ballot
Notice of Capital Improvement Project & Application of Absentee Ballot
Please take notice that the Board of Education of the Boquet Valley Central School District has scheduled a special meeting of the qualified voters of the district to be held at the the Lake View Campus, 25 Sisco Street, Westport, New York , 12993, on February 15,...
Facilities Resources
Committee Documents & Info
1/23/25 Facilities Committee meeting
- 5:30 p.m. at Lake View Campus in Westport
12/17/24 Facilities Committee meeting
- 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17 at Mountain View Campus in Elizabethtown
- 12/17/24 meeting presentation slides – FINAL
- 12/17/24 meeting notes
- We had technical difficulties, so unfortunately there is no recording for this meeting to share. We apologize for any inconvenience.
11/21/24 Facilities Committee meeting
- Held at Lake View Campus, 5 p.m. building tour, 5:30 p.m. meeting
- 11/21 meeting notes
- 11/21 meeting presentation
- 11/21 meeting recording
- Press-Republican story
9/26/24 Facilities Committee meeting
Asbestos
Feb. 2024 Referendum
Committee members
- Bill Benoit
- Tom Bisselle
- Sheera Broderick
- Tom Broderick, Board of Education representative
- Kathryn Cramer
- Darlene Hooper, Board of Education representative
- Steve Hudson
- Jim Jackson
- Josh Kingzack
- Robyn Lepage
- Shelly Mckinley
- Samuel Sherman
- Micah Stewart
- Olive Stewart
- David Whitford