Voters to weigh revised Onteora school consolidation plan in December

Voters to weigh revised Onteora school consolidation plan in December

The Onteora school board on Oct. 14 settled on a scaled-back capital plan costing $41.9 million, far less than the $70.5 million proposal defeated in May, and plans to formally vote Oct. 21 to schedule a Dec. 10 referendum. Proposition 1, to be covered by a $26.9 million bond, will include eight new classrooms, an art room, an expanded library, office space, a security vestibule, and new bathrooms at Bennett Elementary to accommodate a central c…