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District explores electric bus purchase; superintendent plans May ballot question after grant pursuit
Summary
Superintendent TheriJo Snyder told the board Oct. 2 the district is pursuing grants to purchase electric buses, would like one electric bus on the May ballot, and noted the bus garage can handle a single charger; a community member raised concerns about electric buses and construction timing.
The Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School District is exploring electric-bus procurement and will begin public outreach and a formal presentation on the topic. Superintendent TheriJo Snyder told the board Oct. 2 that the district is pursuing grant funding and would like to put the purchase of one electric bus on the May ballot, noting that the bus garage can handle one charger.
Snyder also scheduled a focused electric-bus presentation at the November board meeting, asking that session begin at 6 p.m. for the electric-bus discussion before the regular meeting. The district is gathering information about costs, charger capacity and potential grant timelines; no procurement decision or ballot language was finalized in the transcript.
A community member used public comment to voice concerns about electric buses, concurrent construction work and taxes. The transcript records the comment that the speaker was "not sure why their taxes went up with the tax rate decrease," and that construction this time of year could be a distraction to students. The board did not record a formal vote on the electric-bus proposal during this meeting.
