Suffern CSD BOE Live 10-27-26 Meeting

At the October 27, 2026 Suffern Central School District Board of Education meeting, the superintendent presented a proposed $81.7 million capital bond for a public vote on December 15. The proposal would use $7.1 million from capital reserves and borrow approximately $74.6 million; the district estimated $33.2 million in state aid, leaving an estimated local share of $41 million. Work would focus on safety and security, learning and student-support spaces, infrastructure, and athletics and performing arts at district schools, including major renovations at the middle and high schools. The fieldhouse concept was removed, and the plan no longer includes a new entrance and main-office reconfiguration at Slozburg Elementary. The superintendent said the district selected Mamasi Architects after an RFP and hired Savin Engineers for construction management. The transcript does not record a final vote on the bond resolution; it records the item being pulled for discussion and public comment before the meeting moved on.

The board also discussed a large tax-certiorari refund settlement related to the Novartis campus, to be repaid over two years; the amount was not stated in the transcript. Other public comments addressed school-bus routes and student safety, with the superintendent indicating follow-up would occur. The board approved the consent-agenda items listed as 2.01–2.06 and 2.08–2.16; items 2.07 and 2.17 were pulled. No vendor award or new procurement action beyond the previously described capital-project consultant selections was recorded.