Vote on capital improvements project for Holley Central School District on March 24, 2026.

ORLEANS COUNTY

PUBLIC NOTICE



NOTICE OF SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MEETING AND VOTE

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HOLLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
ORLEANS AND MONROE COUNTIES, NEW YORK




The Board of Education of the Holley Central School District, Orleans and Monroe Counties, New York (the “District”) HEREBY GIVES NOTICE that a special meeting and vote of the qualified voters of the District (the “Special Meeting and Vote”) will be held on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 in the foyer at the Middle/High School building located at 16848 Lynch Road, Holley, New York, at 12:00 noon, prevailing time, for the purpose of voting by paper ballots upon the proposition hereinafter set forth. Polls for the purpose of voting will be kept open between the hours of 12:00 noon and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, on that day. This assumes that the polling place is open and can be safely accessed in accordance with the terms of any prevailing law(s), executive order(s) or other directive(s) from controlling authorities that may be in effect on that day. If on March 24 the polling place cannot be so accessed, or if the polling place is closed on that day due to inclement weather (or for any other reason), it is the present intention of the District that the Special Meeting and Vote will be held on the day on which the polling place is next open and may be safely accessed, with the voting hours remaining the same. In such a situation, voters are asked to please consult the District’s website for guidance on the timing of, and procedures for holding, the re-scheduled Special Meeting and Vote.




PROPOSITION NO. 1
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, 2026




Shall the following resolutions be adopted, to-wit:




RESOLVED, that the Board of Education (the “Board”) of the Holley Central School District, Orleans and Monroe Counties, New York (the “District”), is hereby authorized to undertake a proposed “Capital Improvements Project, 2026” (the “Project”) consisting of the partial reconstruction, renovation and the construction of improvements and upgrades to various District buildings and facilities and the sites thereof, at an estimated maximum cost of $22,900,000, to implement various health, safety, accessibility and Code compliance measures that are required by the State Education Department in connection with any significant capital improvements project and various other measures that are generally described in (but are not to be limited by) the written plan for the Project that was prepared by the District with the assistance of Young + Wright Architectural (the “Project Plan”), which is available for public inspection in the office of the District Clerk, with such work being anticipated to include, without limitation and to the extent as and where required, the particular elements that are described generally below. Proposed improvements are anticipated at various District buildings, facilities, and sites including the Middle School/High School (“MSHS”), Elementary School (“ES”), and Bus Garage. Proposed renovations at the MSHS are anticipated to include auditorium renovations such as updated stage rigging, curtains, lighting, and finishes; restroom renovations; gymnasium floor refinishing; renovation of weight room floors and finishes; and interior doors at the gym locker rooms. Renovations at the ES are anticipated to include renovations to restrooms, art rooms, the faculty room, library shelving and millwork, as well as gymnasium flooring refinishing and replacement, rock wall upgrades, and audio/visual equipment and sound system upgrades at the gymnasiums. Work is anticipated to include asbestos abatement at both educational buildings. Proposed building systems improvements are anticipated to include mechanical upgrades such as roof-top, ventilation, and condensing units at both the MSHS and ES, cooling for data rooms, and various plumbing and electrical improvements such as MSHS water softener replacement, emergency power connections for equipment at both the ES and MSHS, electrical and fiber upgrades on campus, and plumbing upgrades to the existing Bus Garage bus wash system. Security improvements are anticipated to include replacing fiber data lines and camera upgrades at the ES, MSHS, and Bus Garage. Proposed building exterior upgrades are anticipated to include replacement of windows and masonry work in select locations at both ES and MSHS buildings. Proposed site work is anticipated to include pavement reconstruction in select areas of the Bus Garage driveway and parking lot; additional sidewalks and concrete pads near the athletic facilities; and softball field scoreboard and related utility work. Alternate work is anticipated to include items such as canopies at the MSHS, security upgrades such as additional cameras at schools and other facilities, fire alarm upgrades, classroom flooring, additional windows and masonry work, cooling gymnasiums, and hallway finish upgrades at both educational buildings and other pavement and/or sidewalk reconstruction/upgrades possibly including at the MSHS or other areas. If the budget allows after receiving construction bids, or if other items are identified, additional similar renovations, upgrades, and site work improvements could be undertaken. All of such work (or so much thereof as can be accomplished within the overall budget for the Project, once the construction bids are received) is to be undertaken at an estimated maximum cost of $22,900,000, and will include the purchase of original furnishings, equipment, machinery and apparatus required in connection with the purposes for which such buildings, facilities and sites are used, and all ancillary or related work required in connection therewith, and the Board is authorized to expend therefor, including for preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and to the financing thereof, an amount not to exceed the estimated maximum cost of $22,900,000, provided that the detailed costs of the components of the Project (as generally described in the Project Plan) may be reallocated among such components, or such components may be deleted, revised or supplemented if (1) the Board shall determine that such reallocation, deletion, revision or supplementation is in the best interests of the District and (2) the aggregate amount to be expended for the Project shall not exceed $22,900,000 and (3) no material change shall be made in the overall scope and nature of the Project; and be it further




RESOLVED, that the Board is hereby authorized to expend or apply toward the Project, during the current fiscal year of the District (A) the entire remaining balance (which stood at approximately $2,140,902 as of June 30, 2025), plus any additional interest earned, from the District’s Capital Improvements Reserve Fund, 2022, and then to terminate such fund and (B) $1,859,098 of other available District funds; and be it further




RESOLVED, that a tax is hereby voted to finance the balance of the estimated maximum cost of the Project in an amount not to exceed $18,900,000, such tax to be levied and collected in installments in such years and in such amounts as shall be determined by the Board; and be it further




RESOLVED, that in anticipation of such tax, obligations of the District including, without limitation, serial bonds, statutory installment bonds, bond anticipation notes and/or lease/purchase obligations, or any combination thereof, are hereby authorized to be issued in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $18,900,000, and a tax is hereby voted to pay the interest on such obligations as the same shall become due and payable; and be it further




RESOLVED, that New York State Building Aid funds expected to be received by the District are anticipated to offset a substantial part of such costs, and such funds shall, to the extent received, be applied to offset and reduce the amount of taxes herein authorized to be levied.




NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that such Proposition No. 1 shall appear on the ballot sheets to be utilized for voting in substantially the following abbreviated form:




PROPOSITION NO. 1
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, 2026




YESNO

Shall the following resolution be adopted, to-wit:




RESOLVED, that (a) the Board of Education (the “Board”) of the Holley Central School District, Orleans and Monroe Counties, New York (the “District”) is hereby authorized to undertake a proposed Capital Improvements Project, 2026 (the “Project”) consisting of the partial reconstruction, renovation and the construction of improvements and upgrades to various District buildings and facilities and the sites thereof, to implement various health, safety, accessibility and Code compliance measures and various other measures that are included and generally described in (but are not to be limited by) the Project Plan that was referred to in the public notice of the vote on this Proposition, and to expend therefor an amount not to exceed $22,900,00