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Walter Mullen and reporter Claire Greenberg break down what Red Hook Central School District voters will decide on May 21, including the operating budget, two open school board seats, and multiple propositions. Voters will consider $1.1 million to upgrade the high school welding facility to launch an in-house career and technical education pathway, a $14.7 million renovation and expansion of the aging bus garage, and $530,000 to purchase six vehicles (three hybrid SUVs, two gas buses, and a maintenance plow truck), plus two separate library budget propositions. The discussion covers why the bus garage and welding projects were unbundled after community feedback, concerns about the bus garage cost and neighborhood impacts, how state aid influences renovation vs. rebuilding, and how gas bus purchases relate to New York’s mandate for fully electric fleets by 2035/2037 amid limited funding for electric buses.
Produced by Emily Sachar, Walter Mullin, Matty Rosenberg, and Jennifer Hammoud at the Radio Free Rhinecilff studio
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Walter Mullen and reporter Claire Greenberg break down what Red Hook Central School District voters will decide on May 21, including the operating budget, two open school board seats, and multiple propositions. Voters will consider $1.1 million to upgrade the high school welding facility to launch an in-house career and technical education pathway, a $14.7 million renovation and expansion of the aging bus garage, and $530,000 to purchase six vehicles (three hybrid SUVs, two gas buses, and a maintenance plow truck), plus two separate library budget propositions. The discussion covers why the bus garage and welding projects were unbundled after community feedback, concerns about the bus garage cost and neighborhood impacts, how state aid influences renovation vs. rebuilding, and how gas bus purchases relate to New York’s mandate for fully electric fleets by 2035/2037 amid limited funding for electric buses.
Produced by Emily Sachar, Walter Mullin, Matty Rosenberg, and Jennifer Hammoud at the Radio Free Rhinecilff studio

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