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Wayne BOE Mulls Referendum for Security Upgrades

Possible security changes and how they could be funded is being discussed by members of the Board of Education.

Officials are discussing possibly going out for a referendum to fund changes and upgrades to security measures at the district’s 14 schools.

At a meeting Thursday night, Board of Education trustee Robert Ceberio said the board’s finance committee has discussed how such changes could be funded. The facilities committee is refining exactly what changes could be implemented.

“There are specifics that were looked at each and every building,” said Ceberio, a member of the facilities committee and chairman the finance committee.

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Ceberio said the amount proposed is currently $5 million, but that amount is being refined as officials continue to discuss the issue.

Cebrio did not give possible specific changes that have been discussed. Such changes could include moving the school office at Randall Carter Elementary School closer to the front entrance.

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Ceberio said the board would discuss the issue at a public work session within the next month or two.

 “That will be part of the discussion with the board: what items would we want to go forward with in a referendum,” Ceberio said. “Is there something we want to go forward with out of the operating budget or is there something we could do immediately out of the capital budget? We need to discuss that.”

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