Medina’s $34 million school capital project passes, 269-43

Conceptual renderings from Medina Central School: This shows a proposed new media center in the Oak Orchard Primary School.

MEDINA – Voters in the school district today approved a proposed $34,357,277 capital project by a 269-43 vote. That is 86.5 percent of the votes in favor of the project.

The project includes significant work at the three school buildings, plus the bus garage.

There won’t be any new taxes as part of the capital project. District officials said the cost will be covered through $29,895,213 from state building aid (87 percent of the total cost), $2,750,000 from capital reserve and $1,712,064 by retiring debt service payments, resulting in a “tax neutral” financing plan, district superintendent Dr. Mark Kruzynski said in a letter to the community.

After the vote totals were announced at about 8:15 p.m. in the district office, he thanked the community for supporting the project.

“This will improve the roads, the security, the traffic flow and our entire program,” he said.

The district will work to finalize design spefications to be sent to the state Department of Education for their approval. That is expected to take six to eight months. He expects the project will go out to bid around Thanksgiving. The work could be spread out over two to three years, Kruzynski said.

Here is a breakdown of the capital project:

Junior/Senior High School – $17,324,760

• Reconstruct secure entrance vestibule
• Reconstruct Main Office including lock-down security notification
• New Choral Room (including new office and practice rooms)
• New Band Room addition (including new offices, practice rooms, and storage)
• New Music Storage Room with stage access
• Replace stage curtains and add stage outlets
• New STEAM Classroom
• New Technology Computer Lab
• New Technology Wood Shop addition (including exterior dust collector system)
• New Greenhouse addition
• New first-floor connector link to provide access to new classrooms
• New first-floor classrooms at former District Office
• New 8’ wide corridor including new single ADA-compliant toilet rooms
• New first-floor boys’ and girls’ toilet rooms
• New second-floor boys’ and girls’ toilet rooms
• Reconstruct existing roadways and parking areas
• New shared bus arrival/dismissal parking area for Jr/Sr High School and Intermediate School

Clifford H. Wise Intermediate – $9,769,533

• Reconstruct secure entrance vestibule
• Reconstruct Main Office including lock-down security notification
• Reconstruct existing Pool (including pool tank, gutter, deck, mechanical equipment, and lighting)
• Reglaze and reseal windows with failed seals
• Reconstruct select mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems throughout the building, including generator replacement, panel board replacement, sanitary piping replacement, sump pump replacement and crawlspace drainage improvements
• Reconstruct existing roadways and parking areas: reconstruct existing exit onto Gwinn Street and expanded parking and roadway configuration

Oak Orchard Primary School – $6,198,091

• Reconstruct secure entrance vestibule
• Reconstruct Main Office including lock-down security notification
• New District Office in former Media Center
• Reconstruct Girls’ Locker Room to provide ADA-compliant toilets adjacent to Cafeteria and Gymnasium
• New Media Center
• New Computer Lab
• Reconstruct select mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems throughout the building, including panel board replacement, sanitary piping replacement and crawlspace drainage improvements
• Reconstruct existing roadways and parking areas
• New parking lot at relocated District Office
• Bus loop paving restoration

Bus Garage – $1,064,893

• Roof replacement
• New staff parking area