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Batavia School Board to Vote on Artificial Turf
School board meeting tonight. Topic: artificial turf. They have on tonight’s agenda the grand total for track, turf, and construction/installation of $1.4 million, and how they plan to pay for it: $400k from 2017 budget for the track (taxes), $300k … Continue reading
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BPS101 Seeks $12 Million in Bonds
This past Tuesday (1/12/16), the Batavia School Board voted to apply for $12 million in bonds for capital projects through a program administered by the state. The bonds would, if awarded, have a higher interest rate than market value. The … Continue reading
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$12 Million in Bonds for the School District?
This Tuesday, 1/12/16, is a special school board meeting that among other things will involve the board taking a vote on whether or not to apply for $12 million in low or no interest bonds for capital projects. (Never mind … Continue reading
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School Board Raises Taxes by Maximum–Again
The Batavia School Board voted Tuesday, Nov. 17 to raise the levy by the maximum allowed by law (.8% + new construction). The vote was unanimous. They also voted to spend $56,000 on a design proposal for artificial turf at … Continue reading
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City Council Cares
On Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, the Batavia City Council did something remarkable for a unit of government: at the public hearing on the budget, they listened to the people and voted to cut a final $150,000 from the budget so … Continue reading
Artificial Turf + Tax Levy Increase = Out of Touch School Board
On the agenda for Tuesday night’s (Nov. 17) Batavia School Board meeting: Vote to spend $56,000 on a design proposal for artificial turf. According to estimates from Sep. 2014, the artificial turf itself plus the necessary storm water detention that … Continue reading
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City Budget Disaster
While the first meeting on the proposed 2016 Batavia city budget sounded as if the Council was really concerned about imposing greater burden on citizens, the second meeting was a tax-and-spend nightmare.
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City Budget Talks–Round 2
Tomorrow (Thursday) night will be the 2nd meeting for the City of Batavia’s 2016 budget. If you have any questions or concerns, the meeting is at 7pm, City Hall. From last week’s meeting: Not touched (assumed to be a given): … Continue reading
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Rate Hikes on the Horizon
To be discussed Tuesday, October 13, 7:30pm City Hall are proposed significant rate hikes for water, sewer, stormwater, and roads. This immediately follows a proposed electricity rate hike of 5.88% + $1.25 increase in monthly fee (discussion postponed last week). … Continue reading
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Batavians for Responsible Government 