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By TOM KANE

WESTERN SULLIVAN COUNTY - The moment of truth has arrived for residents of the Sullivan West School District. They go to the polls Thursday, June 22.

Today, residents will consider three propositions: one, the $49.8 million project including a new high school and renovations of three existing buildings; second, on a $2.9 million project to build an eight-lane swimming pool; and third, a $597,523 project to include 300 additional seats in the proposed auditorium.

Last Thursday, following State Education Department (SED) law, the district held its official public hearing. It turned out being a party.

Residents supportive of the project showed up at the public hearing in numbers and used the meeting to pass praises around to the board and to members of the building committee who had attended 50 meetings since the planning stage began. A parents group provided cookies and cake.