RELOCATABLE CLASSROOMS PROPOSITION
FOR RIVERHEAD HIGH SCHOOL

VOTE ON

Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Riverhead High School Gymnasium

6:00 AM to 9:00 PM

The proposition to purchase 8 re-locatable classrooms, at a cost not to exceed $1,600,000 will provide a temporary solution to meet the needs of the increased enrollment at the Riverhead High School. This proposition will add $500,000 to the $1,100,000 proposition to lease classrooms, approved by the taxpayers in June 2004.

The classrooms approved in June 2004 were not ordered since the bids exceeded the authorized amount.

The approval of the proposition to purchase 8 classrooms will enable the District to:

• Partially relieve the present overcrowding at the High School by providing space for 224 students.
  
  
• Provide maximum flexibility to the District in relocating these classrooms to other schools, when they are no longer needed at the present high school.
  
  
• Provide the classrooms without increasing taxes. The funding of $1,600l000 will be based on the June 2004 authorization of $1,100,000 with the balance from allocated funds on hand as of June 30, 2004. Since the funds are on hand, the approval of the proposition will not increase the tax rate.
  
  
• By purchasing the classrooms when installed, the district will save $309,316 compared to a five year lease/purchase.
  
  
• Provide classroom space in the shortest possible time (by late fall).
  

CLASSROOM SPACE FOR 224 STUDENTS

NO INCREASE IN TAXES

Save $309,316 VS 5 year lease