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eaglestarreview.com Volume 119, No.18 May 4 to 10, 2011
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‘Going green’ in the village Batter up!
Liverpool Public Library public hearing The Liverpool Public Library Board of Trustees will be conduct a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday May 4 prior to their regular board meeting to discuss the expenditure of library funds and budgeting for the fiscal year 2011-2012. The meeting will be held in the Carman Community Room at the library, 310 Tulip St.
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North Syracuse residents participate in annual Earth Day cleanup CAITLIN DONNELLY
Junior Girl Scout Troop 547 picked up trash in Lonergan Park duirng the North Syracuse Earth Day event on April 30. Members included (front row, left to right) Julia P and Megan D, (second row) Emily R., Alison L., Jasmine V., Kenna M. and Rachel H, and (back row) leader Tina D. and Mindy F. More than 90 local residents helped out by picking up trash along Route 11 and within village parks, said Teresa Roth, North Syracuse Parks and Recreation director. Nearly .38 tons of garbage were collected during the cleanup, according to the Department of Public Works. For more photos, please see Earth Day page 17.
Happy Arbor Day! North Syracuse named Tree City for 22nd year in a row by National Arbor Day Foundation. ...See page 3
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Liverpool residents approve $32.8 million capital improvement project By Caitlin Donnelly
editor@eaglestarreview.com Residents within the Liverpool Central School District voted Wednesday to approve a $32.8 million capital improvement project to make renovations to buildings within the district. The project was passed with a 724 to 425 vote. The project calls for “fundamental” improvements to nine buildings within the school district. They are: Willowfield Elementary, Elmcrest El-
ementary, Morgan Road Complex (Morgan Road Elementary and the 9th Grade Annex), Soule Road Complex, Liverpool High School, the Educational Communication Center, Chestnut Hill Middle, and Chestnut Hill Elementary buildings. The work will be outside of the classroom and will not affect classroom learning, as there are no cosmetic aspects to the project, said Dr. Richard Johns, superintendent. The work includes replacing windows, doors and heating systems, and
improvements to siding, parking lots, sidewalks and roofs. New York State will pay $28,510,000, or 85 percent, of the project’s expenses from the state educational capital reserve, and the district will pay the remaining $4,290,000 from its own capital reserve fund, said Johns. The project is in no way related to the 20112012 school budget. Johns also made it clear that the project would not raise local property taxes for district residents. No money from the
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Chestnut Hill Elementary is one of the nine buildings up for renovations under the capital improvements project. newly approved project will be used on the ongoing Liverpool Elementary/ Liverpool Middle School construction project, either.
With the project approved, the next step for Please see Improvements, page 6
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