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School budget votes and Board of Education elections May 18
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YATES COUNTY – One of the most important elements of local politics comes before the public Tuesday, May 18 from noon to 8 p.m. That is when the school district voters will decide on the 2021-2022 budgets for school operations, bus purchases, and public library funding.
PENN YAN CENTRAL SCHOOL
In the district newsletter mailed to all voters, Penn Yan Central School Superintendent Howard Dennis outlined the decisions to be made by the people at the 2021-’22 budget vote and election of board members in the vote to take place at the Penn Yan Academy gymnasium.
OGDENSBURG â Ogdensburg City School District is hoping for 12 new school buses following its budget vote in May.
On May 18, residents will vote on four propositions; the school budget that has no tax rate increase, 12 new school buses, establishing a capital reserve fund and a library referendum.
The second proposition includes the purchasing and financing of 12 school buses with an estimated cost that is not to exceed $1.3 million.
âBy going with our own transportation program, we are able to purchase the 12 new buses that take into consideration our studentsâ safety,â said Ogdensburg City School District Superintendent Kevin Kendall. âItâll be brand new state-of-the-art buses with student safety at the forefront.â
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GLOVERSVILLE The Common Council on Tuesday night awarded a $744,000 low bid to an Albany County company for the city’s long-awaited Pedestrian Safety Main Street Improvements Project.
The council awarded the bid to James H. Malloy Inc. of Loudonville.
“They’re likely to start in May,” city Department of Public Works Director Christopher Perry told the council at City Hall.
Perry said the project should be completed by September.
The resolution approved by the council calls for awarding of a Pedestrian Safety Main Street Improvements Project bid. Project limits are the intersection of South Main Street and Cayadutta Street, north to the intersection of North Main Street and Prospect Avenue.