BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:We will have one or more speakers discussing Scarborough's two upcoming school referendum questions.   From the Portland Press Herald: T he first question\, if approved\, would allow the town to borrow $129.85 m illion to demolish and rebuild Eight Corners School\, as well as add one-s tory additions to Blue Point and Pleasant Hill schools to replace portable classrooms. The project would also include $3.6 million in additions to W entworth and $28.65 million in improvements to the middle school\, enough to meet capacity needs for current enrollment. The improvements are estima ted to cost the average taxpayer $400 per year. The new Eight Corners Scho ol would serve 380 students\, Blue Point School would serve 232 students a nd Pleasant Hill would serve 224 students after the overhauls. The changes are estimated to increase primary school capacity within the town by 194 students\, on par with Scarborough Public School’s projection of an incr ease of almost 200 K-2 students in the next five years. The second questio n\, which can only be voted on if the first question is approved\, would a uthorize $10 million to build a second story on the addition to Scarboroug h Middle School to accommodate the expected growth. DTEND:20251010T170000Z DTSTAMP:20260922T100131Z DTSTART:20251010T160000Z SEQUENCE:1 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Scarborough School Building Referendum Questions UID:b348c704-a448-4c2e-9b2c-b11640e2fc55-638957088000000000 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
We will have one or more speakers discuss ing Scarborough's two upcoming school referendum questions.
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From the Portland Press Herald:
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< em>The first question\, if approved\, would allow the town to borrow $129. 85 million to demolish and rebuild Eight Corners School\, as well as add o ne-story additions to Blue Point and Pleasant Hill schools to replace port able classrooms. The project would also include $3.6 million in additions to Wentworth and $28.65 million in improvements to the middle school\, eno ugh to meet capacity needs for current enrollment. The improvements are es timated to cost the average taxpayer $400 per year.

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The new Eight Corners School would serve 380 students\, Blue Point School wou ld serve 232 students and Pleasant Hill would serve 224 students after the overhauls. The changes are estimated to increase primary school capacity within the town by 194 students\, on par with Scarborough Public School’ s projection of an increase of almost 200 K-2 students in the next five ye ars.

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The second question\, which can only be voted on i f the first question is approved\, would authorize $10 million to build a second story on the addition to Scarborough Middle School to \;acco mmodate the expected growth.

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