Legal Notice
WARNING
District Meeting - Public Hearing
Regional School District Number 19
Towns of Ashford, Mansfield And Willington
December 16, 2008
The electors and citizens qualified to vote in town meetings of the Towns of Ashford, Mansfield and Willington are hereby warned that a public meeting of Regional School District Number 19 will be held at the E.O. Smith High School Auditorium , in Mansfield, Connecticut on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 7:00 P.M. for the purpose of conducting a public hearing on the following recommendations of the Board of Education:
- That $3,950,000 be appropriated for (a) costs of renovations and improvements to various athletic facilities of the District (i) at E.O. Smith High School, contemplated to include renovation of the onsite athletic track, inner game field and exterior tennis/basketball courts, installation of a synthetic athletic field, seat bleachers, fencing and stadium lighting, the renovation of a storage building to include restrooms/concession stand, installation of a new score board, public address system and announcers booth, amendments to walkways and parking facilities, and (ii) at the Farrell Fields Complex, contemplated to include installation of an athletic fields irrigation system; (b) costs of related materials, equipment and improvements; and (c) costs of the financing of the project. The Regional School District 19 Building Committee is authorized to determine the scope and particulars of the project. The Regional School District 19 Building Committee is further authorized to reduce or modify the project scope, including without limitation the elimination of project components as necessary or desirable to complete the project within the appropriated amount, and the entire appropriation may be expended on the project as so reduced or modified. The appropriation may be spent for design, construction and installation costs, related improvements, repairs, equipment and materials, engineering and consultant fees, administrative costs, grant application costs, printing, legal fees, net interest on borrowings and other financing costs, and other expenses related to the project.
That $3,950,000 bonds and temporary notes of the District be authorized to finance the appropriation. The amount of bonds authorized shall be reduced by the amount of grants received by the District from the State Department of Education to pay project costs.
That the Chairman of the District Board of Education and the District Treasurer, or such officer or body delegated by the Board, be authorized to require the District and its member towns to comply with applicable federal income tax requirements for tax-exempt bonds.
That the Chairman of the District Board of Education and the District Treasurer, or such officer or body delegated by the Board, be authorized to make representations and enter into written agreements for the benefit of holders of the bonds or notes to provide secondary market disclosure information.
That the Building Committee established by the District Board of Education for the project be authorized to contract with architects, engineers, contractors and others in the name and on behalf of the District with respect to the projects, following approval from the District Board of Education; to approve design and construction expenditures for the projects; and to exercise such other powers as are necessary or appropriate to complete the projects. Committee members shall not receive any compensation for their services. Necessary expenses of the Committee shall be included in the cost of the projects. The records of the Committee shall be filed with the Secretary of the District Board of Education and shall be open to public inspection during normal business hours. Upon completion of the projects, the Committee shall make a complete report and accounting to the District Board of Education.
That the District Board of Education be authorized to apply for and accept state grants for the projects. The District Board of Education, the Superintendent of Schools, the Building Committee established for the projects and other appropriate District officers and staff shall each be authorized to file applications with the State Department of Education, to execute grant agreements for the projects, and to file such documents as may be required by the State Department of Education to obtain grants for the costs of financing the projects, including the preparation of schematic drawings and outline specifications for the projects.
That the aforesaid bond and temporary note authorization be submitted to referendum vote by the electors and citizens qualified to vote in the towns of the District.
Dated at Mansfield, Connecticut this 10th day of December, 2008.
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