Mullica School Proposed Referendum

                           
                                Mullica Township School District
                                          Proposed Referendum


                                      •Scope of work
                                      •Current facilities condition
                                      •Tax impact

•Current facility was built in multiple phases
•1954 wing –preschool
•1965 addition –gym, science lab, vice principal office, classrooms
•1971 addition –5th and 6th grade classrooms
•1981 addition –cafeteria, kitchen, art, classrooms
•1995 addition –kindergarten, 3rdgrade, 4thgrade
•2004 addition –district offices, main office, 1st grade, 2nd grade
•No major work done since 2004


Proposed work
•Sanitary sewer system
•Manhole and sewer line reconstruction
•LED lighting
•Replace inefficient lighting and add occupancy sensors
•1954, 1965, 1971, and 1981 wings
•Roof replacement
•Roofing, gutters, and masonry reconstruction
•1965, 1971, 1981, 1995, and 2004 wings


Proposed work
•Electrical panel replacement
•Existing panels date to 1965 and 1971
•Windows & Doors
•Parking lot
•75+ parking spaces
•Water heater system
•Existing hot water heating boiler and systems are over 20 years old
•Heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC)
•Most units are over 20 years old

Question 1
•Primary School
•Roofing and masonry reconstruction
•Door replacement –interior and exterior –to bring up to code
•Electrical panel replacement

•Middle School
•Roofing, gutters and masonry reconstruction
•Electrical panel replacement
•Install switch for temp. generator
•Sanitary sewer manhole and sewer line reconstruction
•Maintenance building exterior wall reconstruction


Question 2
•Primary School
•Mechanical: replace boilers (1995)
•Replace classroom unit ventilators
•Replace water heaters (1995)
•Replace lighting and add occupancy sensors (1954, 1971 wings) –energy savings

•Middle School
•75+ space parking lot
•Replace interior gym doors with fire rated doors
•Air conditioning in the cafeteria with new roof
•Ventilation in 1994 transformer room
•Replace condensing units
•Replace lighting and add occupancy sensors (1965, 1971 and 1981 wings) –energy savings

                             Taxpayer Impact
Scenario 1*
•Average assessed home value -$116, 177
•Annual impact -$82/year
•Monthly impact -$7
•Daily impact –23 cents
*Assuming 100% state aid, based on a 20 year bond

Scenario 2*
•Average assessed home value -$116, 177
•Annual impact -$90/year
•Monthly impact -$8
•Daily impact –27 cents
*Assuming 85% state aid, based on a 20 year bond

                         Total project cost = $4,794,872.00
              Total project cost eligible for state aid = $3,956,717.00
                      State aid is 48.96% = $1,937,386.00
                       Slide 22 at link has cost breakdown

Photos and descriptions of the proposed work at
http://mullicaschools.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Mullica-Bond-Referendum-2016.pdf