Orange-Ulster BOCES is holding a public vote on a proposed $159 million capital project to fund improvements at its Gibson Road and Arden Hill campuses in Goshen.

The vote will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. Registered voters in the Pine Bush Central School District are eligible to participate in this vote. The polling places for this special O-U BOCES referendum are Circleville Elementary School and the Pine Bush Fire House.

 

Funding for the OU BOCES project

The project cost, which will be paid over a 20-year period, will be shared by the 17 component districts that make up Orange-Ulster BOCES. Each district’s share of the cost is determined by the number of students that reside in that particular district compared to the other component districts. This is referred to as Resident Weighted Average Daily Attendance (RWADA).

According to O-U BOCES, Pine Bush’s share of the project is $16,477,633; after state aid, that amount is $12,686,939. The average yearly share for the district after state aid is $634,347. It will increase the district’s tax levy up to 1.06 percent.

 

Please vote

Voting will take place in each component school district throughout the Orange-Ulster BOCES area on Tuesday, Oct. 25, from 12 to 8 p.m. Registered voters may vote at any of the locations listed below. For this vote, you do not have to vote in your district. 

• Chester: Chester Academy (Band Room), 64 Hambletonian Ave., Chester, NY 10918
• Cornwall: Cornwall Public Library (Community Room), 395 Hudson St., Cornwall, NY 12518
• Florida: Seward Memorial Building (Board Room), 51 North Main St., Florida, NY 10921
• Goshen: Goshen Main Street Administration (Board Room), 227 Main St., Goshen, NY 10924
• Greenwood Lake: Greenwood Lake Elementary School (Gymnasium), 80 Waterstone Road, Greenwood Lake, NY 10925
• Highland Falls/Fort Montgomery: Highland Falls Intermediate School (Gym), 52 Mountain Ave., Highland Falls, NY 10928
• Kiryas Joel: Kiryas Joel Public School (Multipurpose Room), 1 Dinev Road, Monroe, NY 10950
• Marlboro: Town of Marlborough Community Room (Courthouse), 21 Milton Tpke., Milton, NY 12547
• Middletown: Middletown Board of Education, 223 Wisner Ave., Middletown, NY 10940
• Minisink:  
  Minisink Valley Intermediate School (Gym A), 2320 Route 6, Slate Hill, NY 10973
  Otisville Elementary School (Lobby), 2525 Mount Hope Road, Otisville, NY 10963
• Monroe-Woodbury: Monroe-Woodbury Education Center, 278 Route 32, Central Valley, NY 10917
• Orange-Ulster BOCES:  
  Arden Hill Campus (Cafeteria), 4 Harriman Drive, Goshen, NY 10924
  Gibson Road Campus, Axelrod Building (Gymnasium), 53 Gibson Road, Goshen, NY 10924
• Pine Bush:
  Pine Bush Fire House (Station 1), 2405 Route 52, Pine Bush, NY 12566
  Circleville Elementary School (Gym), 2000 Route 302, Circleville, NY 10919
• Port Jervis: Port Jervis High School (Tri-State Gym), 10 Route 209, Port Jervis, NY 12771
• Tuxedo: George Grant Mason Elementary School (Multi-Purpose Room), 11 Hillside Ave., Tuxedo Park, NY 10987
• Valley Central: Valley Central Administration Office, 944 Route 17K, Montgomery, NY 12549
• Warwick: Dorothy C. Wilson Education Center (Board Room), 225 West St. Extension, Warwick, NY 10990
• Washingtonville: Washingtonville High School (Pool Atrium), 54 West Main St., Washingtonville, NY 10992

NOTE: Residents of the Newburgh Enlarged City School District, which is not a component district of Orange-Ulster BOCES, are not eligible to vote on the proposed capital project.

 

Learn more about the project

Orange-Ulster BOCES has a page on its website explaining the project in detail. There are presentations, a video, a section of frequently asked questions and a spreadsheet with the costs for all component districts.

 

Have a look at the O-U BOCES capital project newsletter that is being sent to all residents.