RESOLUTION OF FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT,

NEW YORK, ADOPTED JANUARY 19, 2000, CALLING A

SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING TO AUTHORIZE THE

EXPENDITURE OF MONEYS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT PURPOSES

AND THE LEVY OF A TAX THEREFOR.

RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, IN THE COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. A Special District Meeting of the qualified voters of Freeport Union Free School District, in the County of Nassau, New York (the "District"), shall be held within the District, on Wednesday, March 15, 2000, at 12:00 o'clock Noon (Prevailing Time) at the following voting places: (1) Caroline G. Atkinson Elementary School, Freeport, New York, for those persons residing in Election District No. N-1; (2) Columbus Avenue Elementary School, Freeport, New York, for those persons residing in Election District No. N-2; (3) Bayview Avenue Elementary School, Freeport, New York, for those persons residing in Election District No. S-3; (4) Archer Street Elementary School, Freeport, New York, for those persons residing in Election District No. S-4; (5) Leo F. Giblyn Elementary School, Freeport, New York, for those persons residing in Election District No. S-5; and (6) The Freeport Family Community Center, Freeport, New York, for those persons residing in Election District No. S-6; as provided in the Notice calling said Special District Meeting hereinafter prescribed. The voting at such Special District Meeting shall be by voting machine, as provided by the Education Law, and the polls shall remain open from 12:00 o'clock Noon (Prevailing Time) until 9:00 o'clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) on said day and as much longer as may be necessary to enable the voters, then present, to cast their votes.

Section 2. The business to be acted upon at said Special District Meeting shall be as stated in the Notice thereof, and the District Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause the Notice of said Special District Meeting to be published in "THE FREEPORT DAILY LEADER" and the "THE LONG ISLAND GRAPHIC," two newspapers each having a general circulation within the District, such publications to be made four (4) times within the seven (7) weeks next preceding such Special District Meeting, the first publications to be at least forty-five (45) days prior to the date of said Special District Meeting.

Section 3. Said Notice of Special District Meeting shall be in substantially in the following form:

Section 4. The vote upon the Proposition to be submitted to the qualified voters shall be by ballot on voting machines, and the District Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to arrange for the use of voting machines and to have the necessary ballot labels printed for the said voting machines, in form corresponding as nearly as may be with the requirements of the Education Law.

Section 5. This resolution shall take effect immediately.

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NOTICE OF SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING

OF FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT,

IN THE COUNTY OF NASSAU, NEW YORK

          NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Education of Freeport Union Free School District, in the County of Nassau, New York, adopted on January 19, 2000, a Special District Meeting of the qualified voters of said School District will be held on

Wednesday, March 15, 2000

from 12:00 o'clock Noon (Prevailing Time) to 9:00 o'clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) at the following voting places: (1) Caroline G. Atkinson Elementary School, Freeport, New York, for those persons residing in Election District No. N-1; (2) Columbus Avenue Elementary School, Freeport, New York, for those persons residing in Election District No. N-2; (3) Bayview Avenue Elementary School, Freeport, New York, for those persons residing in Election District No. S-3; (4) Archer Street Elementary School, Freeport, New York, for those persons residing in Election District No. S-4; (5) Leo F. Giblyn Elementary School, Freeport, New York, for those persons residing in Election District No. S-5; and (6) Freeport Family Community Center, Freeport, New York, for those persons residing in Election District No. S-6, for the purpose of voting upon the following Proposition:

PROPOSITION

YES                                             NO

RESOLVED:

(a) That the Board of Education of the Freeport Union Free School District, in the County of Nassau, New York (the "District"), is hereby authorized to undertake a project (the "Project") as described in a plan (the "Plan"), on file in the office of the District Clerk and available for public inspection, consisting of (1) the construction of the New Visions Elementary School on a parcel of land owned by the District located on Raynor Street and heretofore designated as the site of for an elementary school building, at the estimated maximum cost of $16,000,000 and (ii) the construction, as and where required, of additions and/or alterations and improvements to all District buildings and the sites thereof, including: construction of new classrooms, resource, library, special education, science, faculty, music, cafeteria and guidance space; improvements to the electrical, mechanical, lighting, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems; roof, window, door, ceiling, floor replacement and other building improvements; technology infrastructure improvements; interior and exterior reconstruction, fire safety improvements; improvements to enhance accessibility by the physically challenged, including the installation of elevators; parking, recreation and other site improvements; and the acquisition and installation of new bleachers and lockers; at the estimated maximum cost of $23,800,000; all of the foregoing to include the original equipment, furnishings, machinery, apparatus and ancillary or related site and other work required in connection therewith; and to expend therefor, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, an amount not to exceed the estimated total cost of $39,800,000; provided the estimated costs set forth in the Plan may be reallocated among the various District buildings and components of the Project if the Board of Education shall determine that a reallocation is in the best interests of the District, provided that the aggregate amount to be expended shall not exceed the $39,800,000 estimated total cost of the Project and no material change shall be made in the scope and purpose of the Project;

(b) that a tax is hereby voted therefor in the amount of not to exceed $39,800,000 to finance such cost, such tax to be levied and collected in installments in such years and in such amounts as shall be determined by said Board of Education; and

(c) that in anticipation of said tax, bonds of the District are hereby authorized to be issued in the principal amount of not to exceed $39,800,000 and a tax is hereby voted to pay the interest on said bonds as the same shall become due and payable.

Such Proposition shall appear on the ballot label to be inserted in the voting machines used for voting at said Special District Meeting in substantially the following condensed form:

PROPOSITION

YES                              NO

RESOLVED:

(a) That the Board of Education of the Freeport Union Free School District, in the County of Nassau, New York (the "District"), is hereby authorized to construct a new elementary school and to construct additions and/or alterations and improvements to all District buildings and the sites thereof and to expend therefor an amount not to exceed $39,800,000;(b) that a tax is hereby voted in the amount of not to exceed $39,800,000 to finance such cost, such tax to be levied and collected in installments in such years and in such amounts the Board of Education shall determine; and (c) that in anticipation of said tax, bonds of the District are hereby authorized to be issued in the amount of not to exceed $39,800,000 and a tax is hereby voted to pay the interest on said bonds as the same shall become due and payable.

The voting will be conducted by ballot on voting machines as provided in the Education Law and the polls will remain open from 12:00 o'clock Noon (Prevailing Time) to 9:00 o'clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) and as much longer as may be necessary to enable the voters then present to cast their ballots.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Board of Registration of the District shall meet on Tuesday, February 29, 2000, from 2:00 o'clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) until 8:00 o'clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) in the designated polling places, and on Wednesday, March 1, 2000 and Thursday, March 2, 2000 from 2:00 o'clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) to 8:00 o'clock P.M., at the Administration Building, 235 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, for the purpose of preparing a register of the qualified voters of the District for said Special District Meeting, at which time any person shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon such register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he/she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at said Special District Meeting for which such register is prepared.

The register of the qualified voters of the District prepared for the Annual Meeting and Election held on May 18, 1999, shall be used by said Board of Registration as the basis for the preparation of the register for said Special District Meeting to be held on March 15, 2000. Any person whose name appears on such register or who shall have been previously registered for any annual or special district meeting or election and who shall have voted at any annual or special district meeting or election held or conducted at any time since January 1, 1996, will not be required to register personally for this Special District Meeting. In addition, any person otherwise qualified to vote who is registered with the Board of Elections of Nassau County under the provisions of the Election Law, shall be entitled to vote at said Special District Meeting without further registration.

Immediately upon its completion, the register will be filed in the office of the District Clerk at the Administration Building, 235 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District between the hours of 8:00 o'clock A.M. (Prevailing Time) and 4:00 o'clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) on each of the five (5) days prior to the election, except Sunday, provided that inspection on Saturday, March 11, 2000 shall be from 9:00 o'clock A.M. (Prevailing Time) to 12:00 o'clock Noon (Prevailing Time).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be applied for at the office of the District Clerk. If the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, the completed application must be received by the District Clerk no later than March 8, 2000. If the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter at the office of the District Clerk, the completed application must be received by the District Clerk no later than March 14, 2000.

A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available for inspection in the office of the District Clerk at the Administration Building, 235 North Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, and will be open for inspection by any resident of the District between the hours of 8:00 o'clock A.M. (Prevailing Time) and 4:00 o'clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) on each of the five (5) days prior to the election, except Sunday, provided that inspection on Saturday, March 11, 2000 shall be from 9:00 o'clock A. M. (Prevailing Time) to i2:00 o'clock Noon (Prevailing Time) and at each polling place during the day of the Special District Meeting.

The boundaries for each of the school election districts are as follows:

ELECTION DISTRICT N-i. The place of registration and voting will be the Caroline G. Atkinson Elementary School, 58 West Seaman Avenue, Freeport, New York, with said Election District being all that area which is west of North Main Street, south of the northerly school district boundary and east of Mi/burn Creek and north of the Long Island railroad.

ELECTION DISTRICT N-2. The place of registration and voting will be the Columbus Avenue Elementary School, 150 North Columbus Avenue, Freeport, New York, with said Election District being all that area which is north of the Long Island Railroad, east of North Main Street, south of the most northerly boundary line of the District and west of the Meadowbrook Parkway.

ELECTION DISTRICT S-3. The place of registration and voting will be the Bayview Avenue Elementary School, 325 West Merrick Road, Freeport, New York, with said Election District being all that area which is south of the Long Island Railroad right of way and west of the eastern boundary line of the District which runs south down Long Beach A venue to the southern property lines of the properties on the south side of Smith Street, then west along such property lines to the easterly property lines of the properties fronting on Bayview A venue, thence proceeding south along said property lines to the easterly property lines on Branch A venue and then southerly along the eastern boundary lines of said properties fronting the east side of Branch A venue to the northerly property lines of the properties fronting on the north side of Lewis Street, thence easterly along said boundary to Randall Bay. The southern boundary is the Village Line and the western boundary is the Village Line.

ELECTION DISTRICT S-4. The place of registration and voting will be the Archer Street Elementary School, 255 Archer Street, Freeport, New York, with said Election District being all that area which begins at the southerly side of the Long Island Railroad right of way where same intersects with the westerly boundary lines of properties fronting on the west side of Long Beach A venue; thence running easterly along said right of way to the westerly boundary lines of properties fronting on the west side of Henry Street; thence southeasterly along said boundary lines to the intersection of South Main Street; thence southerly along the west side of South Main Street to the intersection with Mill Road; thence easterly along the south side of Mill Road to the intersection of Mill Road and Freeport Creek; thence southerly along Freeport Creek to the northerly boundary fines of the properties fronting on the north side of East Bedell Street; thence easterly along said property lines to the Village Line also known as Freeport Creek; thence southerly along said line to the most southerly Village Line; thence westerly along said Village Line to Hudson Bay; thence north and northwesterly along Woodcleft Basin to Sportsman's Channel; thence north along said Channel and its extension to the center line of Atlantic A venue; thence westerly along said center line of Atlantic Avenue to then easterly boundary lines of properties fronting on the east side of Bayview A venue; thence northerly along said boundary lines to the intersection of the southerly boundary lines of properties fronting on the south side of Smith Street; thence easterly along said boundary lines of properties fronting on the west side of Long Beach A venue, thence northerly along said boundary lines to the point or place of beginning.

ELECTION DISTRICT S-5. The place of registration and voting will be the Leo F. Giblyn Elementary School, 450 South Ocean Avenue, Freeport, New York, with said Election District being all that area which begins at a point where the easterly boundary fines of property fronting on Bayview A venue intersects with the center line of Atlantic A venue running thence easterly along said center fine to the western boundary line of properties fronting the west side of Sportsman's A venue; thence southerly along said line to the Sportsman 's Channel; thence southerly along said Channel to the Woodcleft Basin; thence southeasterly along said Basin to the easterly boundary of Village Line running along Hudson Bay; thence southerly along said boundary line to the southerly boundary of the Village Line also known as Little Swift Creek; thence westerly along said Village Line to a point where same intersects Randall Bay; thence northerly along said Bay to the intersection of the northerly boundary lines of properties fronting on the north side of Lewis Street; thence westerly along said boundary lines to the easterly boundary lines of properties fronting on the east side of Branch A venue; thence northerly along said boundary lines to the intersection of the east boundry lines of properties fronting on the east side of Bayview Avenue; thence northerly along said boundary lines to the point or place of beginning.

ELECTION DISTRICT S-6. The place of registration and voting will be the Freeport Family Community Center, 17 Buffalo Avenue, Freeport, New York, with said Election District being all that area which is south of the Long Island railroad right of way, east of the eastern boundary of District S-S. with the eastern and southern boundary being the Village boundaries.

Qualifications for voting:

1. A person shall be a citizen of the United States.

2. Eighteen or more years of age.

3. A resident of the District for a period of thirty days or more preceding the election at which he or she offers to vote.

4. Must be registered to vote.

Only qualified voters who are duly registered will be permitted to vote.

BY THE ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

Dated: January 19, 2000

MARY R.BEDIAKO
District Clerk