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Budget feedback, tax‑cap details and two bus propositions: Webster board gets state aid, PILOT and bus updates
Summary
Board received ThoughtExchange budget input (~600 responses), tax‑cap formula details including 10 COMIDA PILOT agreements, state‑aid projections and voted to place two propositions on the ballot for 10 diesel buses and one zero‑emission bus.
The Webster Central School District Board examined community budget input, an explanation of the tax‑cap formula and state‑aid projections, then approved resolutions to place two bus‑purchase propositions on the May ballot.
ThoughtExchange summary and community priorities District staff reported about 600 participants in the January ThoughtExchange budget engagement. The short‑answer feedback clustered around balancing academic priorities and mental health supports, preserving extracurriculars, and concerns about facility modernization (air conditioning) and the zero‑emission (EV) bus mandate. The district’s summary said responses emphasized a need for fiscal support from the state for any required EV bus transition.
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