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Students and parents urge council to keep Da Vinci move to SUNY Buffalo State; controller raises bond-issuance ownership question
Summary
Da Vinci High School students, faculty and parents urged the council to proceed with a planned move to SUNY Buffalo State funded by bond proceeds the council approved; the controller said the city must hold a financial interest (for example, a long-term lease) before the city can issue the bonds and sell them to the market.
Students, faculty and parents of Leonardo Da Vinci High School told the finance committee they support the school's planned move to a renovated facility at SUNY Buffalo State and urged the council and administration to finalize lease and bonding arrangements so the project can proceed.
Principal Leslie Potempa and a delegation of students, faculty and parents described the academic and facility benefits of relocating Da Vinci to the college campus, saying the move supports dual-enrollment courses, access to the library, lecture halls and athletics facilities that…
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