Case Study: The Elmira Heights School District

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ELMIRA HEIGHTS (WENY) - The Elmira Heights School District is asking taxpayers to vote "yes" to a $12 million capital project that would apply to all of the district's schools. The project includes making upgrades to roofs, parking lots, electrical work and replacing a 15-year-old turf at Thomas Edison high school. As well as upgrading things that at this point Superintendent Mary Beth Fiore says have become safety issues.Such as security cameras and door lock systems.

Another big piece of the capital project includes building classrooms to house universal Pre-K in the future. "At least we'll have the capacity within our buildings to house that. The classrooms will be appropriate for universal pre-k and we're hoping the public sees the

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