Niskayuna voters approve nearly $80 million in improvements across district | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Shares0 Voters approved two separate projects: A $62.2 million referendum that includes the bulk of the work and would maintain current tax rates by replacing the district’s old debt; A $16.8 million referendum that would focus extra work on improving district athletic facilities and would carry a tax increase estimated at $28 for a home valued at $100,000 over two years. With over 2,400 total ballots cast, voters approved the first question with 70 percent support and approved the second question with 64 percent support. The planned improvements include a litany of items spread across all district buildings, updating classroom spaces to be more flexible and collaborative, replacing an unsafe track surface and renovating dated school buildings.