NORTH WILDWOOD — A special school election will be held for North Wildwood voters Oct. 2.
Superintendent Christopher Armstrong stated that the district’s last bond will end this year, so the cost of the project would not impact the tax rate. Armstrong said that the Margaret Mace School on Atlantic Avenue, nearly a century old, is in need of upgrades.
Voters will be asked two questions. The first would authorize the city to bond $4 million to improve heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC). It would also extend the roof’s life for about 20 years.
The local cost would be $2.4 million.
The next question is for a bond of $931,250 for security upgrades at the north entrance, replacement of exterior doors, and refinishing the gym floor, and other improvements. The local cost share would be $558,750.
An addition was placed on the front of the structure in 1999, but the older section is circa 1923.
The Department of Education will fund 40 percent of the cost, Armstrong noted.
He added that, if approved by voters, it is anticipated that construction would begin immediately after school closed in June 2019 and be completed by that September.
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