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$114.6M Greenburgh School Bond Referendum Rejected $114.6M Greenburgh School Bond Referendum Rejected
$114.6M Greenburgh School Bond Referendum Rejected Voters in Greenburgh rejected a proposed $114.6 million capital project to consolidate schools in the district by a nearly two-to-one margin. With a 2,284-1,257 unofficial tally, voters in Greenburgh rejected the proposal, which included a unified campus for all Greenburgh students. “Although we are disappointed in the outcome of our Capital Project vote, we are unbowed in our determination to improve our school surroundings and the education of our precious students,” Schools Superintendent Tahira Dupree Chase said. "We will continue our hard work and determination to move the Greenburgh C…

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by Zak Failla
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Greenburgh Schools $115M Bond Up For Vote Tuesday Greenburgh Schools $115M Bond Up For Vote Tuesday
Greenburgh Schools $115M Bond Up For Vote Tuesday After months of discussion, voters in Greenburgh will head to the polls to vote on a $114.6 million capital project that would consolidate schools in the district. In December, the Greenburgh Board of Education called for a vote to be held in February regarding the proposal, which includes a unified campus for all Greenburgh students. That vote was eventually pushed from Feb. 12 to Tuesday, March 19. According to district officials, the unified campus model has been shown to deliver academic, economic and social benefits. “This is a solution that will provide students with a safe, healthy …

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$115M Greenburgh Schools Bond Vote Postponed $115M Greenburgh Schools Bond Vote Postponed
$115M Greenburgh Schools Bond Vote Postponed After months of discussion and consideration, the Greenburgh Board of Education voted to give the community more time to decide whether to consolidate each of its schools onto one campus. The community was originally scheduled to vote on the $114.6 million bond on whether to consolidate all schools to the Warburg campus on Tuesday, Feb. 12. On Wednesday, the Board unanimously determined that they would postpone that public vote until Tuesday, March 19. According to the Board, “area residents voiced the need for more time to evaluate details of the community-driven capital project. The curre…

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