Liberty High School capital project

Posted 8/21/12

LIBERTY, NY — Voters in the Liberty Central School District are being asked to approve a capital project that will cost $13.6 million.

The majority of the funds would go to the replacement …

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Liberty High School capital project

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LIBERTY, NY — Voters in the Liberty Central School District are being asked to approve a capital project that will cost $13.6 million.

The majority of the funds would go to the replacement of the “curtain wall” or the exterior of the high school, which was built back in 1964.

At a presentation about the project on September 23, Superintendent William Silver said, “the curtain wall is the glass panel, aluminum frame system that’s unitized, and its single pane has limited insulation, and leaks air and water like crazy after 50 years. So the idea is to take that off, and put in a modern, contemporary exterior skin system, whether it’s another curtain wall, or another system—the architects will determine that.”

The replacement of the curtain wall will also necessitate renovations to just about all of the classrooms.

The project also includes funding for the expansion of the art and music classrooms. A handout explaining the project says it will, “Expand the space available for art classes, art storage and graphic design technology in a way that makes optimal use of limited staff, while still allowing for a variety of art disciplines.” This will be done by “shifting choral classes into the current band-room space, creating a nearby addition on the high school for band and allowing the art department to expand into space formerly used by choral and general music classes.”

The vote for the project will be held on Tuesday, October 21, from 12 noon to 9 p.m. in the high school gym at 125 Buckley St. in Liberty.

Go to www.libertyk12.org for more information.

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