LEWISTON – Voters will decide Tuesday, Dec. 7, whether they want to build a new elementary school.

The first referendum question will ask voters to demolish Farwell Elementary School and replace it with a $10.7 million building on the same site. The new school would be set on 4.8 acres and would accommodate 425 students. A second question would allow voters to add a $566,000 middle school-sized gym to the project.

Under the state’s new funding formula, called Essential Programs and Services, the state would pay for nearly the entire project, according to Superintendent Leon Levesque. The city would likely pay $33,500 over 20 years. If voters approved the gym, Lewiston would pay an additional $566,000.

The referendum will be held at the Multi-Purpose Center only. Polls will open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.