But critics said the cost could be much more, especially if home values go down and a projected population increase does not occur. The bond issue would cost an average of $21 a year for the owner of a $300,000 home, district officials said. Renovation of the Central Campus is not included in the bond proposal. The state has given district officials more than 10 years to resolve the issues because it is aware of their efforts to build a new school, said Richard Lesniak, district director of business services.Ībout $25 million is needed to bring the Central Campus building up to code, and that does not include air-conditioning the three-story building, Lesniak said. The school is at capacity, but district officials said it does not meet several state codes, including those for fire safety and physically disabled students. The district's approximately 1,000 freshmen are at the Central Campus in a nearly 100-year-old building in downtown Lockport. "There are only so many spots in student government, the football team, drama," he said. He said putting more students into an already big school would reduce student opportunities. Gould said adding to the school isn't feasible. "There are masses of humanity walking in the hallway, in the cafeteria or going to the buses," said Gould, principal for four years and assistant principal for six. Some students carry all of their books with them all day to avoid going back to their locker. Some sympathetic teachers have become lax about tardiness, while many students stash their books in friends' lockers that are closer to their classes. The East Campus' Hallway K, a main artery in the building, is flooded with students between classes. And the school has seven lunch periods, with start times from 9:20 a.m.
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