Governments this week started announcing they would require vaccination, and at the same time the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its May guidance on masks, stating that, because of the Delta variant, people living in an area of substantial or high transmission should mask indoors in public.

The tax impact of Guilderland’s $17.4 million project is estimated at 22 cents per $1,000 of assessed value. The median assessment for a Guilderland home is $299,000, which would pay $64 per year if the bond passed. If the referendum passes this fall, it is expected construction would begin in October 2022 and end in August 2024.