Red Hook Voters Say No
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
RED HOOK SCHOOL DISTRICT RESIDENTS SAID NO TO A 39 MILLION DOLLAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROPOSITION. THE UN-OFFICIAL VOTE YESTERDAY WAS 1,773 NO VOTES TO 809 YES VOTES. IF APPROVED THE MONEY WOULD HAVE BEEN USED TO BUILD NEW CLASSROOMS, A NEW AUDITORIUM AND NEW SCIENCE LABS..BEFORE THE VOTE, SCHOOL OFFICIALS HAD SAID THAT THE PROJECT WOULD HAVE RELIEVED OVER-CROWDED CLASSROOMS AND PROVIDED THE HIGH SCHOOL WITH A SPACE FOR SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES. SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY RED HOOK IS THE ONLY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT IN DUTCHESS COUNTY WITHOUT A LARGE AUDITORIUM.
