Board approves $775,000 bus-and-garage bond proposition for May 19 ballot

The Hendrick Hudson Central School District board voted on March 21 to authorize a bond proposition of up to $775,000 to finance replacement school buses and to fund garage equipment upgrades, including a needed second vehicle lift.

Board members moved and seconded the resolution to place the proposition on the May 19 ballot; the motion carried by voice vote and the measure will appear as a separate proposition for voters to approve or reject. Administration described the spending in the proposition as part of an ongoing fleet replacement plan that can fund gas or electric vehicles as needed and includes about $350,000 earmarked for a service-bay lift to increase the fleet's maintenance capacity.

Facilities and transportation staff said the district has two electric buses on order and is coordinating charging-infrastructure work with Con Edison; while grants will cover primary charging-station costs for those two buses, the bond would allow the district to replace older buses and upgrade garage facilities as the fleet transitions over the next decade.

The board discussed the broader possibility of capital propositions for other projects (athletic fields and building improvements) and agreed to pursue those topics through the facilities committee and later capital planning conversations. At the March 21 meeting the board limited the public ballot item to the transportation-related authorization.

Action recorded: board approved a resolution authorizing a bond proposition not to exceed $775,000 to appear on the May 19, 2026 ballot for bus and garage equipment acquisition and installation.