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Board approves capital outlay, sets $8.5 million auditorium proposition; consent agenda and BOCES nominations pass
Summary
At its March 4 meeting, the West Seneca Central School District Board of Education approved a capital outlay resolution for Northwood Elementary exterior doors, voted to place an $8.5 million auditorium infrastructure proposition on the ballot, passed the consent agenda and confirmed three Area 1 BOCES nominees. All recorded votes passed 6-0.
WEST SENECA, N.Y. — The West Seneca Central School District Board of Education on March 4 approved a package of routine and project resolutions, including a capital outlay measure for Northwood Elementary and a proposition to send an $8,500,000 auditorium infrastructure project to district voters.
The board also passed the consent agenda (agenda items 3–7) and confirmed nominees to the Area 1 BOCES board. All recorded votes taken during that portion of the meeting were recorded as passing 6–0.
The board first approved the consent agenda, identified in the meeting as agenda items 3 through 7. The motion was moved and seconded during the meeting and carried unanimously, with no recorded opposition.
The board then read and acted on three resolutions included later in the 8a–8e group: a resolution declaring the district’s proposed Northwood Elementary capital outlay project a Type II action under SEQRA and directing its inclusion in the district’s 2025–26 proposed budget; a resolution authorizing the submission to voters of a proposed 2025 auditorium infrastructure project; and related bond/authorization steps that place the auditorium project on the district’s annual meeting and vote notice. The auditorium project was described by district staff as an estimated $8,500,000 plan focusing on rigging, sound and lighting upgrades for the East and West high school auditoriums and the two high-school-level auditoriums referenced in the presentation.
The board voted on the 8a–8d package and recorded the outcome as passing, 6–0.
The board also received and approved three letters of interest to fill three seats on the Area 1 BOCES board (terms beginning July 1, 2025). The district announced that it had received letters from Mary Bussey, Mark Mecha and Cam Hall; the motion to nominate those individuals carried 6–0.
Later in the meeting the board approved two additional items (identified in the agenda as 8g and 8h): the list of poll workers/officials to be used for the budget vote and the recommended student calendar for the coming year. That motion also passed unanimously, 6–0.
Votes at a glance: - Consent agenda (items 3–7): Approved, 6–0. - Resolution declaring Northwood exterior-door capital outlay project a Type II action under SEQRA and authorizing inclusion in the 2025–26 budget: Approved, 6–0. - Resolution calling for a public vote on a proposed 2025 auditorium infrastructure project (estimated maximum cost $8,500,000): Approved, 6–0. - Area 1 BOCES nominations (Mary Bussey; Mark Mecha; Cam Hall): Nominations approved, 6–0. - Approval of poll workers/officials for the budget vote and adoption of the student calendar (items 8g & 8h): Approved, 6–0.
No recorded motions to table or defeat any of the above items were entered during the meeting. Several items noted in the board discussion — including a $1,500 donation from the Northwood Elementary PTO for a STEAM night — were presented to the board as informational or as back-up for voted measures but did not change the recorded vote tallies.
Ending: The board adjourned after the regular agenda, with the final recorded vote (adjournment) also carried by voice vote as 6–0.
