The Massapequa School District passed a resolution during the June 16 Board of Education meeting to sell the Carman Road School located at 1 Carman Road to BOCES for $9 million. 
The Carman Road building was built in 1955 and was used as an elementary school until 1975. In 1976, BOCES began leasing the building for the educational programs it offered severally disabled students. BOCES has been slowly purchasing the buildings they use for their programs for the past decade. Several months ago the district took action to sub-divide the Carman Road parcel. The school building and some surrounding land, which totals 6.2 acres, will be sold. The district will retain the athletic fields, totally 3.5 acres, for it’s continual use for student athletic teams and community athletic organizations to use. BOCES did not need the use of the athletic fields.
The community must vote to approve the sale of the property and subsequently all Nassau County residents will need to vote on the purchase of the building by BOCES before the title can be transferred. The district anticipates a community vote in the Fall and hopes the transfer will occur by July 2017. The $9 million proceeds from the sale will be put into a Tax Reduction Reserve to be used over the course of 10 years to lower resident taxes.
