LIVERPOOL, N.Y. -- "It seems you are trying to cram everything down our throats," one resident said.

"I think this whole thing is screwy," said another.

A skeptical audience listened to Liverpool Superintendent Jan Matousek explain a $44.5 million renovation project that tax payers are voting on next week. Most people are not happy with the offer.

"It's is going to be voted down," said Liverpool resident Rosann Meagher-Champ.

The proposal calls for four schools to be renovated -- Liverpool Elementary and middle schools as well as the high school and elementary school on Wetzel Road.

"We have two buildings that were built in the 1950s and they are in need of a repair. There are structural concerns regarding water in the basements," said Matousek.

The proposal also calls for a new athletic stadium with an artificial turf field. Matousek says the current one built 10 years ago is in desperate need of repair.

The majority of the crowd is taking issue with a new field.

"This is a 21-year payout for the longevity of this project, yet the field is only going to last 15 possibly? It just doesn't seem right," Meagher-Champ said.

Here's the tax break down. The bond is for 21 years. A homeowner with a $100,000 house will pay nearly $39 a year. So at the end of the bond, that person will have paid $816.

"The taxes are going to be just horrendous for somebody," said Liverpool resident Pat Vanhoover.

People here say they feel the district is giving them a take it or leave it proposal. They say they wish they could vote yes to the items they want and no for the others.

The superintendent says the board wants to be fair to all students.

The proposal will be voted on next Wednesday.