RIPLEY Ripley Central School Board of Education members approved a 2024-25 proposed budget with no increase in taxes at their meeting this month. Ripley S
RIPLEY Ripley Central School Board of Education members approved a 2024-25 proposed budget with no increase in taxes at their meeting this month. Ripley S
RIPLEY At their meeting on earlier this month, Ripley Central School District Board of Education members learned that the district has initiated a new progr
JEFFREY BUCHHOLZ
A recent Editor’s corner (Feb. 12) by John D’Agostino offered his view on the public sector’s perception regarding the $16 billion deficit facing New York state. Quoting from his opening paragraph, “It can be summed up in three words: Ripley Central Schools.”
He went on to reference the fact that the Ripley school board was looking at a $3 million capital improvement project and he voiced the opinion that if the district moved all its students to neighboring schools, there would be no need for the capital project, and all taxpayers would see some benefit. I can’t argue with that logic, but one needs to also look at the effect no school would have on the growth of the very small community, where/how students would go, and how receptive parents might be about putting kindergarten to thord-grade students on a bus because such a venture would require voter approval.
jdagostino@observertoday.com
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Even when students do attend in person, the Ripley school has an empty feeling.
Here is the real problem with the public sector’s perception of the $16 billion deficit that is currently facing New York state. It can be summed up in three words: Ripley Central Schools.
Smallest of the 18 Chautauqua County districts, serving less than 160 students from prekindergarten to grade six, officials and elected board members are in the midst of moving forward with plans for a nearly $3 million capital project. “No final decisions have been made and we’re still putting all the pieces in place,” said Superintendent William Caldwell recently. “If we go forward, the Board of Education isn’t scheduled to approve the project until June and the public vote wouldn’t take place until September.”