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PROPOSAL  

     RESOLVED, that The Board of Education of the Township of West Milford, in the County of Passaic, New Jersey shall 

(A) undertake the following improvements in the School District (the "Project"): (1) improvement of the elementary schools, the middle school and the high school by the renovation, upgrading of building systems, undertaking of major repairs, making of site improvements (including replacement of existing cinder track with an all-weather track at West Milford High School), construction of additions (consisting of a new classrooms addition at Maple Road Elementary School and a new media center addition at Paradise Knoll Elementary School), and with respect to the following, if bond or note proceeds are available, the acquisition of new furniture, equipment and apparatus required for the additions; and (2) construction of a new transportation garage at 51 Highlander Drive, including the making of site improvements and, if bond or note proceeds are available, the acquisition of new equipment and apparatus required therefor;

(B) expend therefor not exceeding $6,173,688; and    

(C) issue bonds or notes of the School District for the local share of the Project in the principal amount not exceeding $4,463,626.  A grant in the maximum amount of $1,710,062 (representing 40% of the final eligible costs of the Project) for the State of New Jersey’s share of the Project has been approved by the Commissioner of Education (the "Commissioner") based upon the determination by the Commissioner that the maximum final eligible costs of the Project are $4,275,156.  In the event the State grant is not made, is delayed or is reduced, the School District is authorized to issue bonds or notes in a principal amount not exceeding the total expenditure authorized in (B) above of $6,173,688.  The following projects or project components are not eligible for State support under N.J.S.A.18A:7G-1 et seq: replacement of damaged curbing at Upper Greenwood Elementary School ("E.S.") (preliminary estimated cost - $22,000); construction of a combined playground/bus drop off area at Westbrook E.S. (preliminary estimated cost - $104,500); field improvements at Westbrook E.S. (preliminary estimated cost - $57,200); reconstruction of tennis courts at Macopin Middle School ("M.S.") (preliminary estimated cost - $165,000); replacement of the existing cinder track with an all-weather track at West Milford High School ("H.S.") (preliminary estimated cost - $550,000); and New Transportation Garage project (preliminary estimated cost - $556,800).  The Project includes $443,032 (consisting of $209,735 related to the Maple Road E.S. addition and $233,297 related to the Paradise Knoll E.S. addition) for school facility construction elements in addition to the facilities efficiency standards developed by the Commissioner, or that are not otherwise eligible for State support pursuant to N.J.S.A.18A:7G-5(g).  The eligible costs and local share of the Project have been preliminarily allocated by the Commissioner as set forth below:

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