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Somers Central board advances time-sensitive steps for voter-approved bond work ahead of summer
Summary
At a brief May 8 special meeting, Somers Central School District trustees moved to clear a business agenda so staff can order time-sensitive materials and schedule summer work tied to a bond voters approved last year; the transcript records at least one opposition and one abstention during the vote, but no complete roll-call tally was provided.
The Somers Central School District held a short special board meeting May 8 to consider time-sensitive bid approvals for work tied to a voter-approved bond initiative.
Amanda opened the meeting and said several consent items were not ready for the prior Tuesday meeting and are now ready for action because they relate to the upcoming bond project. "This relates to the bond, upcoming bond project and work being done that the voters thankfully approved last year," she said.
Chris told the board the items must move quickly so work and materials can be ordered and scheduled for the summer. "We are trying to get a lot of this work done this summer," he said, adding that the district did not want to wait another two to two-and-a-half weeks for the next regular meeting.
Board discussion identified specific scope for phase one: playgrounds at Primrose and SIS, boiler work at the high school, paving at SIS and the high school, and HVAC work at the middle school and high school. Chris said phase one is beginning now, phase two is already under development and district staff expect to submit phase-two materials to the state in July for review.
The chair read a motion: "resolve that the board of education upon recommendation of the superintendent of schools hereby approves the attached business agenda." The motion was moved and seconded. When the chair called for a vote the transcript records at least one board member saying, "I oppose," and another saying, "Abstain." The transcript does not include a full roll-call tally or an explicit yes-count in the record provided; the meeting adjourned after the vote.
District officials said they will continue to update the community as work progresses and as scheduling and access to buildings and fields are finalized. Staff emphasized that summers will be busy while the capital project proceeds in phases.
