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Community
services:
find
out
about
Summer
Adventures,
adult
education, community use of Shen facilities |
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 Budget |
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The 2007-08 budget was approved by voters on May 15, 2007.
The budget equals $138 million. Residents also approved a $1
million referendum to replace aging buses.
Click here for the 2007-08
budget newsletter for more details. |
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Building
referendums |
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Residents approve the track/field/pathway project.
Click here for the newsletter explaining
the project. The project includes:
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Campus
Connection – Providing a series of pathways, trails and sidewalks on Shen’s
Campus
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Eight-Lane Track (currently it is a six-lane track) - Renovation of Existing
Track and Field Event areas
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Concession &
Bathroom Facilities
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Multi-Purpose
Synthetic Turf Field.
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Additional
Bleachers (1,000 at football field, 500 at soccer field)
The new
facility will be used by physical educations classes and athletic teams
including: track and field, football, lacrosse, field hockey and to some extent
soccer, baseball and softball.
Absentee
ballots are available at the district office, 5 Chelsea Place, Clifton Park. For
more information on absentee ballots, call the district clerk at 881-0623.
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Project Cost: |
$3,510,409 |
State aid
($2,548,409 of cost is
reimbursed @ 70%--concession/restrooms and bleachers are not aidable)
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-$1,783,886 |
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Cost to local property
taxpayers: |
$1,726,523 |
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Tax
Impact:
Projected annual
tax rate per $1,000 assessed value: |
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Clifton
Park
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Halfmoon
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Malta
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Waterford
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Ballston
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Stillwater
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- $0.04
- $0.03
- $0.03
- $0.06
- $0.02
- $0.02
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Total cost on a home
assessed at $100,000 (for 16 year maturity schedule) |
$2.00-$6.00 per year |
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Bids awarded to build the pool at Shenendehowa, work will begin
in mid November. On October 23, Shenendehowa’s Board of Education approved
$9.1 million in bids to build the pool authorized by voters in January 2004. The
cost to local property taxpayer is approximately $3 million which translated to
an average tax impact of $0.10 (10 cents) per $1,000 of assess value. The
following bids were awarded:
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General Contractor Bast Hatfield $6,260,000
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Plumbing Mazone Plumbing & Heating $582,491
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HVAC Campito Plumbing & Heating $1,196,717
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Electrical Schenectady Hardware & Electric $997,400
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Network Cabling Comalli Electric $95,230
"We are looking forward to moving ahead with the
project after an extensive period of careful analysis and re-bidding in order to
truly maximize the investment of resources," said Dr. L. Oliver Robinson,
Superintendent. "The pool will be a tremendous resource for our students and the
community."
Work is scheduled to begin in mid-November with a
completion date estimated for May 2009. |
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In October 2007, the district will begin seeking
bids to build the eight-lane, stretch pool authorized by voters
in January 2004.
The plan is to begin breaking ground in December with
approximately an 18-month construction schedule. |
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Tax
Rates |
Listed
below are the tax rates per $1,000 of assessed value
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2007-2008 |
2006-2007 |
2005-2006 |
2004-2005 |
2003-2004 |
2002-2003 |
2001-2002 |
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Clifton
Park |
$27.21 |
$26.32 |
$25.19 |
$24.25 |
$23.47 |
$22.98 |
$21.99 |
| Halfmoon |
$26.27 |
$25.07 |
$25.02 |
$24.25 |
$23.47 |
$22.98 |
$22.57 |
| Malta |
$19.54 |
$18.58 |
$18.26 |
$19.40 |
$20.19 |
$21.15 |
$20.75 |
| Waterford |
$45.49 |
$42.12 |
$45.66 |
$43.11 |
$42.42 |
$41.46 |
$40.04 |
| Ballston |
$17.32 |
$15.79 |
$20.29 |
$19.40 |
$20.19 |
$23.34 |
$21.31 |
| Stillwater |
$16.38 |
$15.79 |
$26.09 |
$25.86 |
$25.23 |
$24.59 |
$24.58 |
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VOTER ELIGIBILITY |
You
are
entitled
to
vote in school district elections
if
you
are
a
U.S.
citizen,
18
years
or
older
and
have
been
a
district
resident
for
at
least
30
days
prior
to
the
vote.
No
pre-registration
is
required.
Personal
identification
is
required.
Absentee
ballots
are
available
at
the
district
office,
5 Chelsea Place,
Clifton
Park
12065. |
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ABSENTEE BALLOTS |
Applications
for
absentee
ballots
for
any
vote
are
available
at
the
district
office.
All
applications
for
an
absentee
ballot
must
be
received
no
later
than
1
week
prior
to
a
vote
if
the
ballot
is
to
be
mailed
to
the
voter.
If
the
ballot
is
to
be
picked
up
personally
by
the
voter,
the
application
can
be
filed
one
day
prior
to
the
vote.
All
ballots
must
be
returned
to
the
district
clerk
by
5
p.m.
the
day
of
the
vote. |
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NEW YORK STATE RULES FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT VOTES |
- A
single
statewide
voting
day.
All
school
districts
in
New
York
State
will
vote
on
the
third
Tuesday
of
May.
- A
required
public
hearing.
A
public
hearing,
once
optional,
now
must
be
held
7-14
days
before
the
vote
to
explain
the
proposed
budget.
- A
revision
of
the
budget
format.
The
budget
itself
must
be
divided
into
three
categories:
program,
administrative
and
capital.
The
public
still
votes
on
one
single
budget
figure.
However,
in
the
printed
materials
provided
by
the
district,
voters
must
be
able
to
see
what
proportion
of
spending
goes
to
each
of
these
three
categories.
- Limit
on
the
number
of
votes.
School
boards
cannot
submit
a
budget
more
than
twice
to
voters.
If
the
first
vote
is
defeated,
a
school
board
can
opt
for
a
contingency
budget
or
resubmit
the
defeated
budget
or
a
revised
budget
to
the
community.
After
a
second
defeat,
a
board
must
adopt
a
contingency
budget.
- New
rules
for
contingency
budget.
Under
the
new
law,
a
contingency
budget
must
carry
a
cap
on
new
spending
of
120%
of
the
Consumer
Price
Index
or
4%-whichever
is
less.
In
a
contingency
budget,
school
boards
must
still
honor
employee
contracts
and
follow
state
mandates.
All
cuts
would
come
from
non-mandated
items.
- Exceptions
to
the
budget
cap.
Contingency
budgets
may
exceed
the
cost
of
living
cap
on
some
items
including:
1.
Costs
associated
with
enrollment
growth.
2.
Capital
projects.
3.
Emergency
repairs.
4.
Gifts
and
grants.
5.
Tax
certiorari
costs.
6.
Court-ordered
costs.
7.
Expenditures
of
insurance
proceeds.
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TAX CODE |
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Shenendehowa's tax
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