It took the Ossining schools four years of planning, listening to parents, and outreach to a broad spectrum of community residents to put Westchester County’s biggest school bond ever before voters.
The strategy paid off, with the $210-million plan passing by more than 3-to-1 on Tuesday with 1,126 voting yes, and just 338 voting against it. The plan will include a new building for grades 7 and 8, new classrooms at Ossining High and Claremont Elementary School, as well as renovations of the historic former United Methodist Church into a theater and classroom for high school arts instruction.
The renovations to the high school will include an outdoor patio where students now gather during lunch on the open campus…