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Beacon, Red Hook, Spackenkill Residents Voting On Capital Projects

Three capital projects are on the ballot Tuesday in Beacon, Red Hook, and Spackenkill.

Voters in the Spackenkill School District are voting in $24 million in capitol projects.

Voters in the Spackenkill School District are voting in $24 million in capitol projects.

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In Beacon, voters will decide whether to issue a $7.7 million bond to pay for improvements to school facilities, including a new science lab at Rombound Middle School and a new artificial turf field at the high school. Voters can cast their ballot at Beacon High School and Glenham Elementary School from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

In Red Hook, voters will be voting on a new 700-seat $10 million auditorium for the high school. The school said its current gymnatorium is antiquated and inadequate. The district has received a $3.5 million grant for the auditorium and will issue a $6.5 million bond to be paid out over 20 years. Voters can cast their ballot at Mill Road Intermediate School from noon to 9 p.m.

In Spackenkill, voters will decide whether to replace the roof at each of the four schools for $14 million, along with a new track at the high school and making the locker rooms at the high school ADA compliant. The total project will cost $24 million. Voters can cast their ballot at Spackenkill High School from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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