In addition to choosing elected officials, voters will be asked to sign off on new debt in the amount of $232,580,000 for Fairfax County Public Schools’ construction projects Nov 3.

Residents are able to check “yes” or “no” on the election ballot regarding whether the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors should borrow money and issue capital improvement bonds to pay for school building projects.

Should the bond measure pass, the school system is not bound to use the financing for any specific projects it mentions in conjunction with the funding. Nevertheless, the school board has laid out the capital improvements on which they intend to spend the extra cash.

At $101.8 million, the Marshall High School renovation is the largest, most expensive item on the list of projects the new money would cover. The school system is also asking for $50 million to cover the cost of a new middle school in the South County area, which Lorton area residents have been lobbying for over the past few years.

The next largest item on the list is “roof replacement” at $11.25 million, though a school system press release does not indicate where these services are needed. There is also $9.75 million requested for modular units, otherwise known as classroom trailers.

Several schools are also on the docket for capacity enhancements and modifications, mostly because their student population has outgrown the physical plant.

These schools include Spring Hill Elementary ($6.33 million) in McLean and Cunningham Park ($3.46 million) in Vienna.

Several elementary schools in the Springfield area are on the enhancement list including Kings Park Elementary ($5.66 million), Crestwood Elementary ($4.15 million), Lynbrook Elementary ($4.78 million), Springfield Estates Elementary ($3.26 million) and West Springfield Elementary ($3.93 million).

Two schools in the Mount Vernon area, Woodley Hills Elementary ($4.96 million) and Whitman Middle School ($4.26 million), would also receive money for expansion and modification should the bond pass. Additionally, the bond would also cover $2.5 million in planning money for the renovation of Mount Vernon’s Sandburg Middle School.

The school system is also asking for $5.75 million to do heating, ventilation and air conditioning system repairs; $3.25 million to comply with the American with Disabilities Act; $3.25 million for athletic infrastructure upgrades; $1.5 million in security upgrades and $1.25 million for paving, according to a school system press release.