JOHNSTOWN — The Board of Education unanimously voted to approve a second referendum on a proposed Energy Performance Contract (EPC) project that would install a roughly nine-acre solar array behind Johnstown High School during Thursday’s board meeting, according to a press release.

While a public vote isn’t legally required for the district to move forward with the project, a successful referendum would allow the district to qualify for an additional 10% in aid, or $1,045,000, from the New York State Education Department (NYSED). The project, which should not exceed $11 million, slimly failed its first referendum, 115-110.

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