LIBERTY, NY — A snowstorm may have delayed the vote by a day, but voters turned out to overwhelmingly support the Liberty Central School District capital project, 178-47.

The $42.7 million project will address safety, efficiency of building systems and educational spaces, and will meet the needs of today’s learners, the district said. It also will fix issues identified in the latest building condition survey. 

The project will have no impact on taxes.

“I thank the community for its continued support of Liberty Central School District and its students,” superintendent Dr. Patrick Sullivan said.”The work included in this project will improve the educational environment for our students, offering them more comfortable, healthier  and safer spaces to learn now and explore their futures.”

The Liberty Central School District Board of Education and administration, working with CSArch, the construction management team from Schoolhouse Construction Services and Fiscal Advisors, crafted the plan using information gathered in a capacity study, a long-term demographic analysis and from a building condition survey conducted during the 2021-22 school year.

The design process will continue through July 2024, with state Education Department review and approval expected by November 2024.

The bid process is expected to be completed by February 2025, and the contract awarded the following month. 

Construction should begin in late spring 2025 with the project substantially completed by early fall 2027.

To learn more about the project, visit libertyk12.org/.