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Riverhead schools unveils rendering of high school facade

By Vera Chinese

COURTESY PHOTO | An artist's rendering of what Riverhead High School would look like if voters were to approve a $78.5 million bond for infrastructure repairs and upgrades.

The Riverhead School District has released an artist’s rendering of what the entrance to the Harrison Avenue high school would like after construction — if the public were to approve a $78.5 million for repairs and upgrades at district buildings.

The photo is available on the district’s website and will also be incorporated in advertisements paid for by Friends of the Riverhead School District Bond.

“This will create a modernized appearance in the front of the high school,” Riverhead Superintendent Nancy Carney told the News-Review in June.

The plan calls for new construction at all district schools except for Phillips Avenue Elementary, and includes $3.8 million for new science labs at the high school.

The vote is set for Oct. 11.

On that date, residents will also be asked to consider a second proposition to build a $7 million gymnasium at Riverhead High School. The second proposition is contingent on the passage of the first.

Officials said in June that a Riverhead Town homeowner whose house is worth about $276,000 would pay an extra $39.47 for the 2013-14 school year, the year residents would start paying the bond if it were approved by voters, according to numbers Ms. Carney presented earlier this year.

That amount would increase to $210.48 in 2018 and gradually decrease over time. That same homeowner would pay an average of an additional $25 per year if proposition two were also approved.

Anyone who would like to know exactly how the proposal would affect their taxes is asked to call 369-6711.

District officials are now embarking on a public relations campaign and are meeting tonight to discuss the proposal with the Parent Teacher Organization at Roanoke Avenue Elementary and tomorrow at Riverhead High School.

To participate in the conversation, visit facebook.com/riverheadbondyes.

Vera Chinese has been the editor of northforker.com and northforker magazines since May 2014. Prior to that she spent two and a half years as a staff reporter for the New York Daily News. She joined the Riverhead News-Review as a staff writer in January 2010 and was named Associate Web Editor nine months later. She previously worked for the Southampton Press Western Edition and was named the third place 2008 Rookie Reporter of the Year by the New York Press Association. She graduated from Wagner College in 2006 where she received a bachelor's degree in English. She earned a master's degree in English education from New York University in 2007. She is a 2002 graduate of Eastport High School and has lived on the East End for more than 20 years.

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