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Board approves routine financial and administrative items, adopts easement to open access gate
Summary
At its March 6 meeting the board approved January financial reports, minutes, a special education report, adopted an easement with Saratoga County to open an access road gate, accepted procurement and field trip recommendations, and updated the budget calendar.
The Mechanicville City School District Board approved a series of routine financial and administrative items and adopted a county easement at its March 6 meeting.
Board action highlights: the board voted to approve the January 2025 financial reports, accept the Committee on Special Education report (item 9a), and approve the meeting minutes of Feb. 12, 2025. Speaker 9 moved the consent items; motions were made and seconded and carried by voice vote.
Easement approved: Speaker 9 recommended adopting an easement and right‑of‑way agreement with Saratoga County to allow ingress and egress across county lands to Elizabeth Street (including establishment/maintenance of a drainage ditch). The motion to adopt the easement was moved by Mister Gracie, seconded by Missus Gorski and carried; presenters said the county had already approved the agreement on their end and that the district would finalize signage and painting before opening the gate.
Other approvals: the board adopted a revised 2025 budget calendar, approved the waste removal bid for the 2025–26 school year (listed as the lowest/sole bidder), and approved the high school band’s overnight, fully funded trip to Hershey Park. The board also moved appointments for dates and registrars tied to the annual budget vote and school board election.
Procedure and votes: most motions were carried by voice vote; the transcript records motions, seconding and voice approval but does not provide individual roll‑call tallies in the public transcript excerpt.
Next steps: administrators said they will publish the budget after adoption and take follow‑up administrative steps required for the easement and procurement items.
