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Board votes to advertise 2026 capital projects and bus replacement plan
Summary
The MSD Wabash County Schools board approved advertising its 2026 capital projects list and a bus replacement plan; staff said the district expects limited levy revenue growth and noted ongoing bus-delivery delays.
The MSD Wabash County Schools board voted to advertise its 2026 capital projects list and a bus replacement plan during the board meeting on Aug. 4, 2025. The advertisement is the procedural step that allows the district to publish required notices at least 10 days before a public hearing on the proposals.
District staff told the board the operations levy is statutorily limited and that the growth quotient allows a 4% increase in levy revenue from 2025 to 2026, but staff warned that circuit-breaker impacts will likely offset much of that increase. Staff also said the district budgets a $1,000,000 appropriation from its rainy day fund as a conservative practice to avoid emergency appropriations during the coming fiscal year.
Board members moved and seconded a motion to permit the required advertising for the capital projects and bus replacement plan; the motion passed on voice vote. No mover or seconder was named in the public record and vote tallies were not recorded in the transcript.
During public comment, a resident asked why bus purchases repeatedly have been delayed. District staff said delays are caused by parts and manufacturing hold-ups at bus manufacturers and that many districts are experiencing the same issue.
The board’s approval to advertise does not authorize spending; it authorizes public notice ahead of the district’s formal budget and capital hearings, when the board may take final action.
The district indicated staff will continue to refine project timing and funding details before any final appropriation or purchase decisions are made.
