West Aurora Dist. 129 to host open forums on referendum
West Aurora Unit District 129 has scheduled the dates for the 2015 Capital Referendum open forums in late February and early March.
On April 7, West Aurora residents will have the opportunity to vote on the proposed $84.2 million building bond to fund capital improvements in District 129.
Superintendent Jeff Craig will lead the open forum discussions.
The forums are informational meetings to give the West Aurora community the opportunity to listen and ask any questions pertaining to the upcoming referendum in April.
• Thursday, Feb. 19, at 6:30 p.m. at Hill Elementary School, 724 Pennsylvania Ave., Aurora.
• Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 7 p.m. at Jewel Middle School, 1501 Waterford Road in North Aurora.
• Thursday, Feb. 26, at 6:30 p.m. at Jefferson Middle School, 1151 Plum St., Aurora.
• Tuesday, March 3, at 6:30 p.m. at Nicholson Elementary School, 649 N. Main St. in Montgomery.
• Thursday, March 5, at 6:30 p.m. at Goodwin Elementary School, 18 Poplar Place in North Aurora.
For more information about the referendum, residents can visit www.sd129.org and click the 2015 Referendum navigation link.
Below is a list of the proposed capital improvment projects.
• Installing geothermal heating and cooling systems in nine buildings that need boiler replacement: Freeman, Goodwin, Hall, McCleery, Nicholson, Schneider, Jefferson, Washington, and West High schools.
• Installing air-conditioning (HVAC) at Todd (space constraints for geothermal)
• Classroom additions at Fearn, Jefferson, Nicholson, McCleery and Freeman to eliminate portable classrooms.
• Creating safe zones for Greenman Elementary and Herget Middle School
• Adding a protective canopy at Hope Wall.
• Building a field house, renovating locker rooms, adding a multipurpose space, and creating a connecting corridor at West High School.
• Building an Early Childhood Center/administration building with a capacity for 500 students
• Build a new Hill Elementary School with geothermal heating and cooling system