Collingswood Public Schools Board of Education - 200 Lees Avenue, Collingswood, NJ 08108 - Tel: 856-962-5700
YES, YOUR VOTE COUNTS Please Remember to Vote
What A special referendum question to
authorize the School District to raise
funds through the sale of bonds to
finance the “Collingswood Com-
munity Outdoor Enrichment” facili-
ties program is planned for Tuesday,
March 13, 2018.
The scope of the work is the culmi-
nation of the district wide long range
facilities plan and public participation
which enhances our school facilities
and provides much improved out-
door recreation opportunities
throughout the community.
The Referendum includes the follow-
ing projects:
Extensive Construction at the Mid-
dle/High School to remove a deteri-
orating high-school stadium structure
and construct a new multi-purpose
turf field using cork infill and a 6-
lane track; to re-orient existing fields
outside the stadium, adding a sec-
ond, multi-sport turf field using cork
infill; to reconfigure the existing soft-
ball and practice fields to maximize
use of our current space; to address
ADA concerns throughout the facili-
ty; to improve basketball courts,
lighting, and fencing, drainage, utili-
ties, paving and curbing. The play-
grounds at all 5 elementary
schools will be improved with new
Safety System surfaces.
Building Improvements at Stadi-
um Field include new grandstands
& press box, a 1-story building with
team rooms, rest rooms and conces-
sions, and a new special education
life skills classroom with attached
storage.
The local share cost of Building Im-
provements is $13,044,327.
Complete descriptions of these pro-
jects are found in documents on the
District’s Referendum webpage.
More Information For detailed information, visit our web site at http://www.collsk12.org and look for the Referendum page. Email questions or comments to [email protected]
How Much?...Aid? The approximate, all-inclusive cost estimates for the Referendum are:
Now is the Time The Board of Education took consid-erable time studying the need for this project, soliciting community input, and adjusting the project scope based on community input. The positives in this economic cli-mate are that interest rates are near historic lows and we can take ad-vantage of that now by supporting the Collingswood Community Outdoor Enrichment program.
Tuesday
March 13, 2018
COMMUNITY
PRESENTATIONS
Feb. 1, 2018 4:00 PM Garfield ES Feb. 8, 2018 6:30 PM Newbie ES Feb. 6, 2018 3:30 PM Sharp ES Feb. 7, 2018 6:00 PM Tatem ES Feb. 6, 2018 7:00 PM Zane ES
Impact on Your Taxes The District’s financial advisors have made a preliminary analysis of the costs of the $13.7 M bonds, minus the debt service aid, over 20 years. The tax impact on the local average assessed home of $229,150 is $194 per year; or $84.66 per $100.000 of assessed value (not sales value).
Special Election on March 13, 2018
Site Work $ 9.4 M
Buildings $ 4.2 M
TOTAL COSTS $ 13.7 M
Collingswood Community Outdoor Enrichment
*** State Share *** Eligible Projects
5¢ for every dollar
The Referendum amount on which we will vote, is the total cost of $13.7 million. We have made applications for debt service aid and anticipate that the State of New Jersey will pay up to 5% of the cost of all eligible projects approved as part of the aid program. That is $664,600. These payments are made in annual installments.
There is a Tax Impact Calculator in the Ref-erendum section of the District website with which you can input your specific property’s assessed Value and obtain the specific esti-mated annual tax impact … there is no need to calcu-late from averages.
DISTRICTS VOTING PLACE
1, 4, 8 Community Center 30 W. Collings Ave
2, 12 Collingswood Library 771 Haddon Ave
3, 9, 10, 11 Scottish Rite Ballroom 315 White Horse Pike
5 Heights Park Club 700 West Browning Road
6, 7 McLaughlin Hall 744 South Atlantic
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAYGROUNDS
STADIUM FIELD & BUILDINGS IMPROVEMENTS
Demolish existing stadium
structures
Reorientation of fields
Convert natural grass football field
to multi-sport artificial turf field
Rubber surface running track to
6-lane 400m rubberized surface
running track.
Artificial turf multipurpose field and
softball field
Construct new 1-story conces-
sions, bathrooms and team room
building to include1,500 spectator
home grandstand with press box,
to align with the center of the new
turf field.
Install “state of the art” sports light-
ing system, that reduces
impact to neighboring properties.
Upgrade sound system
New Special Education Life Skills
Classroom with additional storage
attached
Install chain link fencing around the
entire running track & turf field
Improve ADA & emergency vehicle
access to the stadium
State aid for special education in-
struction portion of the project.
Remove Existing Mulch Play Surface and Provide New Poured Rubber Surface at each Elementary School
Storage Building
Life Skills Classroom
Team Rooms-Rest Rooms Concession
James Garfield Elementary School
Mark Newbie Elementary School Thomas Sharp Elementary School
William Tatem Elementary School Zane North Elementary School