The estimated cost for the new garage is $2.1 million, and $400,000 to add a multipurpose room at the athletic facility, which will serve multiple sports teams and community organizations, plus provide space for activities and events.
According to Greenon Treasurer Garth Whitaker, the levy would generate $746,518 annually for a five-year period and cost a taxpayer about $70 a year per $100,000 in appraised property value.
Knapke said the garage will be used for the maintenance, operations and transportation departments, and the multipurpose room will be used by the sports teams and wider community.
An FAQ page on the school district’s website, says it would have cost about $729,000 to repair the existing transportation facility rather than building a new one.
“Given the cost and the uncertainty regarding longevity of the existing facility, the board determined that constructing a new garage makes the most financial sense for the district both in the short and long term,” the page states.
Greenon voters in 2017 approved a bond issue to pay the local share of a $50 million K-12 school. The state paid about $14.6 million for the $50 million school, which opened in September of 2021.
The school is located on the northeast corner of Rebert Pike and Enon-Xenia Road, at the former site of Indian Valley Intermediate School.
For more information and FAQs about the levy, visit www.greenonschools.org/page/levy. Knapke said that page will be updated throughout the process to ensure transparency. For Greenon school district officials’ explanation of how district funding works, visit www.greenonschools.org/page/how-school-funding-works.
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