Voters Weigh In On Property Purchase For Pelham Schools

PELHAM, NY — The special vote on acquiring property at 314 Pelhamdale Avenue was approved by voters 783-123, school officials announced. Pelham school officials had asked residents to approve the purchase of the house that's basically in the Colonial School's back yard.

The yard will give the school more playground and green space. Playground and green space for Colonial School is now very limited.

Also, the existing house could reduce the need to rent offices for administrators who vacated their space in the high school, where the district's administrative offices are located.

The contract stipulates a purchase price of $1.1 million for the property.

The Board plans to fund the purchase using undesignated reserve funds, meaning that the acquisition would be tax neutral to residents. No borrowing is necessary, therefore no additional taxes would be levied.