Rockland voters yesterday approved the referendum for BOCES to move ahead with a $48 million expansion project that would bring a 52,000 square-foot, two-story building to its main campus in West Nyack. According to the Rockland County Board of Elections, the vote was approved with more than 74% supporting the plan, 1,005 “yes” votes to 348 “no” votes. The project will house various programs including Career and Technical Education; Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics; culinary arts, a new gym and fitness area, and more. BOCES programs serve 38,000 public school students countywide in eight public school districts. BOCES predicts enrollment will increase nearly 20% in the next ten years.