How Will You Vote?

Voters of St. Germain

Q. Should the Town of St. Germain borrow up to $4 Million Dollars, to be amortized over 15 years, which will raise your property taxes, to construct new Town Offices and a Meeting Facility, and at the same time demolish the historical town landmark, known as the Red Brick School House and your existing Community Center?

A. NO! 

This is the question you will be asked to vote on at the next Town Electors Meeting. Are you willing to reach into your pockets and take out your hard earned money and give it to the Town?

CONSIDER THIS!

·       The current Town of St. Germain Board voted to hire a company called Funktion Design Studios. Funktion Design Studios was charged to come up with a plan that would be suitable to all interested parties in the Town regarding the existing Community Center and the Red Brick School House. 

·       Funktion Design Studios completed their investigation and they delivered to the Town Board the possibility of four viable options for the Town Electors to consider at the Annual Electors Meeting.

·       The St. Germain Town Board chose not to present ALL of these options to the voters for consideration. The Town Board will only present one of those options to the Electors at the Annual Meeting, which is Option Number Four “The Town Board's Favorite Conclusion Which is to Tear Everything Down and Rebuild All New From The Ground UP!”

·      Funktion Design Studios’ RECOMMENDATION to the Town Board was to implement/present Funktion Design Studio's Option #3. This Option included, the tearing down of the current Community Center, and the Red Brick School House's 1961 addition, and then bring the 1941 Red Brick School House building up to current building and ADA code standards, which include adding an elevator to the back of the 1941 building to make it American Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant and build a new separate meeting facility building (Community Center).

·       These two buildings would then be connected to each other via enclosed walkway. i.e. connecting the two buildings together. This option was NEVER presented to the you, the town electors, as an option for you to consider and vote on. 

      The cost for this option is at least one million dollars LESS than what the Town will present to you at the Annual Electors Meeting.

·      The proposed new facility (Option #3) would provide effective and efficient space to satisfy Town needs for many years to come. Features that would be included:

   

In the remodeled Red Brick School House Building:

1.     Dedicated Office Space for the Town Clerk, Treasurer, Town Chairman, and Town Records.

2.     Additional Meeting/Class Rooms

3.     The ability to do one stop shopping for residents for building permits, licenses, payments, and other Town business, etc.

In the NEW Community Center Building the floor plan shows:

1.     Large Meeting room.

2.     Basketball Facilities

3.     Kitchen Facilities

4.     Additional smaller meeting/class rooms

5.     Upgraded Security System for entrance and egress.

6.     Modern ADA compliant Washroom Facilities and more.

 ASK YOURSELF,  "WHY WOULD THE TOWN BOARD CHOOSE NOT TO GO WITH THE LESS EXPENSIVE OPTION RECOMMENDED BY FUNKTION DESIGN STUDIOS, THEIR OWN HIRED CONSULTANTS, AND BRING THAT FOR YOU TO VOTE ON?

VOTE NO AT THE ANNUAL TOWN OF ST. GERMAIN ELECTORS MEETING! DON'T LET THE CURRENT ELECTED OFFICIALS RAISE YOUR TAXES UNNECESSARILY!!!!