Northampton High School will be getting a major new facelift.
At Tuesday’s Regular Meeting, the Northampton board of supervisors passed a resolution to borrow $42 million to benefit the Northampton High School renovation and construction project.
Northampton borrowed $23 million in 2019 for the high school project, but $20 million was used for Kiptopeke and Occohannock elementary schools which required emergency replacement of worn-out HVAC systems, as well as drain and water pipes that were corroded and failing.
The plan is to create a campus complex that will hold middle and high schools. Construction will include a new cafeteria, town new gymnasiums, and a new, state-of-the-art auditorium.
The hope is to have the contract awarded by June 2022. It is estimated that an 18 to 24-month timeframe will be required for completion of the project.
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Wayne:
I am still such a neophyte to ESOV’s ways of conducting local government affairs — I hope you’ll forgive my asking: does this Board Resolution translate to what in NOVA amounts to an approved Bond Referendum…or something more along the lines of a public/private commercial loan agreement,… or something else entirely?
Note: Not a neophyte at all, sounds like you know more than I do. In this case similar to a municipal bond, or General Obligation (GO) Bond.
Not sure about a neophyte, but you are damn sure a Come-Here.
Care to guesstimate how high your taxes would go up WITHOUT the ‘come here’s’?
No, probably not. That’s why y’all got them expensive water facilities, a given away school, etc……cuz y’all was fishin’ when the pols were playing you.
Step it back a notch or two, buddy, they aren’t your enemies.
Or, you can have a town full of $20K homes again, and empty stores on Mason.