LE ROY PENNYSAVER & NEWS - MARCH 19, 2023 **Weekly Mowin'** * Trimming/Pruning Tree - Schrub - Hedge * Landscape Mulch / Curbing & Design Edging / Planting & Removal Bed Maintenance * Fertiizer & Weed Control * Spring & Fall Clean Ups Leaf & Debris Removal * Sod & Sod Removal * Minor Excavation Servicing the WNY region Nick Holly Owner/Operator (585)409-5520 GREENER MOWIN' & Services PROPOSITION 1 Le Roy Central School residents are being asked to authorize the district to borrow money for the purchase of new school buses and maintenance equipment in an amount not to exceed $280,000. This dollar amount would purchase two (2) 35-passenger mini buses, and one (1) 60 foot rough terrain articulating boom lift. All buses listed will include a two-way radio and built in video surveillance equipment. Le Roy Central School District has implemented a 10-year replacement cycle for all school buses. This replacement cycle is based on a history of mileage and usage. The District has found that maintenance costs, body repairs, rust damage and safety issues increase significantly once a bus reaches approximately 10 years of age, particularly as school buses must pass New York State D.O.T. inspections twice a year. Additionally, the strain of typical driving patterns create a faster wear on buses as an average school bus makes an approximately 100 stops and starts during a single day. All public schools in New York State receive a reimbursement from New York State for such school bus purchases over a 5 year period. The Le Roy Central School District’s reimbursement ratio is currently 90%, thus the taxpayers would be responsible for the remaining 10%. The District’s plan is to borrow these funds to align the debt repayment with the reimbursement period. What Does This Mean for Taxpayers? Cost of 2 Buses and Boom lift: $280,000 NYS Reimbursement at 90% for buses: (-$171,000) Less Trade in allowance of buses: (-$17,000) Local Cost of 2 Buses and Boom lift: $92,000 The total Le Roy taxpayer cost of buses/equipment would be $92,000 for this proposition, which when divided over a five year payback period is approximately $18,400 per year from the General Fund Budget. When this amount is then divided into the assessment value total for the entire District, each taxpayer will pay approximately three cents per thousand dollars assessed value each year. In other words, if your home is assessed for $100,000 you would pay roughly $3.00 a year for this proposition. Le Roy Central School District 2023 Bus/Equipment Purchase Public Vote March 21, 2023 · 2 p.m. - 7 p.m. in the Wolcott Street School Media Center
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