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School Board Budget Public Hearing
The Batavia School Board will hold a public hearing Tuesday night (8/25/20), 7pm, in the BATAVIA FINE ARTS CENTER (note new meeting place). The budget and summary can be found here: budget (look at the summary). As the School Board is … Continue reading
Shodeen TIF on Batavia SCHOOL BOARD Agenda
Update: The School Board voted down the TIF extension, effectively killing any chance to extend the TIF. The School Board is not taking a break for the coronavirus and has on its 7:00pm, Tuesday night (3/24) Agenda the Shodeeen TIF … Continue reading
Election Day
Election Day is tomorrow, April 2. For those who haven’t early voted, please get out and vote. Local government elections determine what local services you receive and at what cost— through your property taxes—with the School Board taking over 2/3 … Continue reading
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Tagged alderson, batavia, beck, candidates, city council, dremel, elections, hanrahan, knopp, library, lowe, malay, meitzler, naylor, niekamp, school board, schullo, solfa, woerner, wolff
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New Year, Same Old Story
Your taxes are going up. The School Board, as usual, increased their property tax levy the maximum amount. Enrollment is declining but taxes keep going up. The City Council increased taxes as well. The gasoline tax increased by 1 cent, … Continue reading
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Tagged batavia, budget, city, elections, levy, school board, taxes
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City Council, School Board Meetings
For your convenience, there are contact buttons at right if you wish to send comments to your elected officials. City Council Monday night (9/19)–City Council will vote to purchase the last private property for the Shodeen apartments project, Fisher’s dental … Continue reading
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Tagged batavia, bps101, budget, city council, Fisher, property, purchase, redevelopment, school board, Shodeen, Washington
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Health Insurance Hike
On the BPS101 agenda for May 24, 2016 is item 7.2 Insurance Renewal. The recommendation before the School Board is to increase insurance premiums 15.7% to cover the cost of health care expenses and to build up the severely depleted … Continue reading
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Tagged batavia, bps101, budget, funding, health insurance, levy, school board, taxes
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Taxpayer-Funded Preschool Approved
On Jan. 26, the same night the Batavia School Board approved artificial turf, taxpayer-funded preschool was also approved. Tuition that parents have paid for their children to attend preschool at BPS 101 will be replaced by taxpayer funding and a … Continue reading
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Tagged batavia, budget, lottery, pre-K, preschool, school board
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Artificial Turf Approved
The Batavia School Board approved by unanimous consent artificial turf for Bulldog Stadium, at a cost of $1.42 million when combined with the track. Board member John Dryden, who had previously come out against the turf, changed his mind to … Continue reading
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Tagged artificial turf, athletic, batavia, bps101, Dryden, school board
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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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Batavians for Responsible Government 