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Residents push board for bond study review, better field maintenance
Summary
During public comment at the Nov. 18 Shoreham-Wading River Board meeting residents urged the board to act on a recommended bond study and raised concerns about athletic-field upkeep; trustees agreed to add the bond-study discussion to an upcoming agenda and urged community participation in budget planning.
Residents including a spokesman who identified himself as Mister Williams pressed the Shoreham-Wading River Central School District board on Nov. 18 to address facility concerns and a bond-study recommendation they said has not been acted on.
Mister Williams told the board he had circulated an email and a handout outlining concerns and said “there are many more here tonight with my same concerns.” He asked why the bond study recommended by the space and facilities committee had not been fully reviewed at a public board meeting.
Board President replied that the space-and-facilities committee is advisory and encouraged residents to take part in the district’s budget-planning process. The president also described steps the district plans to take on athletic-field upkeep, including pesticide and weed treatment and a revised off-season maintenance schedule.
A trustee asked that the previously recommended $21,000 bond study be placed on a future full-board agenda for discussion; the board agreed to add it. A trustee also urged community members to attend budget presentations and join the ongoing dialogue about district priorities.
The board did not take a formal vote on the bond study on Nov. 18; trustees said the study and any related spending would be considered during the budget-planning cycle and after full board discussion.
