Greenburgh School District Votes On Capital Project

HARTSDALE, NY — Greenburgh school district voters handily rejected a capital project Tuesday that was asking for $114.6 million. According to unofficial results that do not include absentee votes, 2,101 votes were opposed to the measure and 1,210 were in favor.

Superintendent Dr. Tahira DuPree Chase said she was disappointed in the outcome, but the district remains "unbowed in our determination to improve the school surroundings and education of the students.

"We will continue our hard work and determination to move the Greenburgh Central School District forward," she said.

Board of Education President David Warner said the community has spoken.

"Facilities issues remain, and the district must carefully consider its next move. We will review the results of the exit survey from tonight's vote and continue to solicit community input," he said.

The capital project would have seen two schools close, a new school building constructed for grades three through eight, an expansion of Lee F. Jackson to include pre-kindergarten through second grade and Woodlands turned into a high school.

District officials estimated a $69 monthly cost for the average Greenburgh household.

Get Scarsdale Patch’s daily newsletters and news alerts right in your inbox. Find and “Like” Hudson Valley Patches' Facebook Pages.