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Board authorizes borrowing for buses and hears $15 million capital-project progress report
Summary
Trustees approved resolutions authorizing financing tied to the recently approved budget (bus resolution and capital project financing) by roll call and received a detailed construction update on the district's $15 million capital project.
The Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District Board of Education approved two roll-call items authorizing finance actions tied to voter-approved budget measures and received a progress report on the district’s $15 million capital project.
At the meeting the board approved authorization for the superintendent and district officers to proceed with financing for two previously voter-approved projects: a bus acquisition resolution and a capital-project financing measure related to the district’s larger campus work. The superintendent said the public previously approved the budget resolution and the roll-call votes at the meeting give staff authorization to proceed to secure funding.
Roll-call outcome
The clerk conducted roll-call votes. The transcript records the following affirmative roll-call responses during the bus resolution and capital project financing votes: “Mister Baker; Mister Beninati; Mister Deo; Mister Coyne; Missus Cali; Mister Miller; Missus Molino; Mister Ross” (each recorded as voting yes/aye in the roll-call sequence). The agenda items (06/21 and 06/22) passed on roll-call.
Capital project status update
Facilities staff gave a broad progress report on the district’s multi-million-dollar project. Work under way includes: - Site work and new sidewalks at the high school and middle school, including expanded drop-off and additional safety sidewalks; new sidewalk and additional parking at Peter B. - Paving, milling and binder placement scheduled at the bus garage; a new generator pad and generator delivered for the warehouse. - Abatement work for district-wide univents completed; mechanical contractors to install new univents in classrooms. - Fire-alarm system upgrades at elementary schools to be integrated with current systems and tested before students return in fall. - Playground work at Peter B. and A.W. Becker, including new swings and loose-rubber surfacing scheduled to be completed before school starts.
Administration said most major site projects will be completed before the fall semester and urged the community to follow posted district updates for closures and traffic impacts.
Ending
Board members thanked staff for the progress update and asked for continued public notification as parking lots and sidewalks are closed for construction.
