Holland Patent School Budget
HOLLAND PATENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
4.6% One candidate is running for one seat (five year term) on the Board of Education: A vote will take place to authorize the purchase of three buses for $212,674, to authorize expenses of $9,975,000 for a capital project and to permis a student to be a member of the Board of Education for two years.
The following comments do not necessarily represent the views of NBC-WKTV News Channel 2. Users have agreed to these terms and in doing so accept full responsibility for their comments. Moderation is limited. Friday, May 23 at 8:31 AM Proud? wrote ...PLangley: Would you be proud if another Capital Project were approved that wasted $ like the MS tile from Italy? This driveway @ GWF--is it going to be another eyesore waste of $ like the middle school disgrace? Dont' get me going on how they've ruined that school. Don't fool yourself, this was voted down because of the field, lumping it in with necessary structural repairs was foolish, disingenuous and devious. Shame Shame. PS: Didn't your husband play football? Flag for moderationThursday, May 22 at 11:38 AM PLangley wrote ...There is no ignorance here Mr. Taxpayer, except your biases in assuming I am male and played football, you are wrong. I am educated and volunteer in my community, do you? Probably not. This wasn't just about a football field, it is about giving our children and community facilities they can be proud of. Possible, due to biases like yours, the CAPITAL PROJECT was voted down, not just a football field. Voting this down didn't just effect kids in sports but all of them. Too Bad. Flag for moderationThursday, May 22 at 10:35 AM Happy wrote ...Do not stick things like essential repairs to the Middle School or GWF and the High school ceiling/roof in with a CLEAR PORK project and then blame the voters for harming the children .. That blame lies with ONE person.Reality Check Honey! Flag for moderationThursday, May 22 at 10:33 AM Happy wrote ...Folks can say what you like about the decline of the capital project however unfortunatly for you who disagree the Majority and not a small one have decided this is not what they wanted our district to focus on this time around. The voters have spoken and they have spoken in large numbers. Finish the capital projects you have started...Fix the highschool roof.. The middle school floors in the upstairs that the public never sees. Flag for moderationWednesday, May 21 at 8:18 PM HP Grad 84 wrote ...How about finishing the projects that have already begun. You still need finish the upstairs in the middle school that was voted on two coming three years ago. Now you are going to build a gym at HPE and you want a football stadium. Get real!!! If the stadium passed it would be double digit increase in taxes. New fields does not make better players. Flag for moderationWednesday, May 21 at 7:55 PM another resident of HP wrote ...There comes a time when things become too costly to repair. Now that the capital project has been defeated I hope the MS aud does not fall int that category, the Football field has. Now were are going to pay to have it repaired, transport our students to other locations while its being repaired, and pay more fuel to go some where else to watch them play. Its just putting a bandaid on a bullet wound. The MS aud was a beautiful place to enjoy a show, nobody complained about the Stanley rehab. Flag for moderationWednesday, May 21 at 6:38 PM Another Grad wrote ...To Grad of 86 and others: Where does the "free" $8mill come from? Us. I dont care if they're trying to steal it out of my left pocket or the right. The bottom line is that the schools need to spend less, they're killing us. State aid has gone nowhere but up, I'm confused how anyone can blame the state for giving us more and more aid, while schools spend more and more. You don't see the circular argument here? Bottom line: schools spend less, we pay less!!! Flag for moderationWednesday, May 21 at 6:26 PM concerned about bitterness wrote ...you voted aginst the kids not the BOE--get your heads out of the graound and see that a school needs facilities to offer so students will have choices to better improve themselves and their self worth--stop complaining and look around the communities' schools around us and see we "look" pitiful behind them --you want better students better press--well it starts from the ground up--this was not all about a stadium--a capital project everywhere else has included many things as this did -- Flag for moderationWednesday, May 21 at 6:26 PM hp resident wrote ...Thank you voters! We just lost a gift. HP was not doing this for the foot ball team alone. Almost all sports have lost out, track, x country, soccer, field hockey, even baseball. All of those teams could have utilized that project, even if it is just for practice. Our local stores and resturants have lost out as well. Section III will not look to HP for any Sectional play, which would have brought in money to our local establisments. Looks like another 20 yrs. of standing watching games. Flag for moderationWednesday, May 21 at 3:50 PM HP Tax payer wrote ...I'm surprised that the bus proposal was separate from the capital improvement projects. Why were all the capitals linked together with the new field, I would have voted for the new roof and the improvements at GWF parking lot. They should have been put up to the vote seperately. Flag for moderationWednesday, May 21 at 3:26 PM Happy in HP wrote ...Its funny that HP has one instance of a violent act and now that is all anyone can think of. HP is a great school and has done wonderful things for me and my children. The field is in great need of repair and we were all told that the repairs would cost close to or the same as a new one. And as a parent of 3 children in the school I am happy to see it come, its a disgrace for other schools to come and see what we play on. And speaking for popwarner we busted our buts to raise money to get that!! Flag for moderationWednesday, May 21 at 2:08 PM Grad of 86 wrote ...I agree with many points here . While it is a sore topic it is not just the schools fault that taxes are so high . Thank New York State Government . We need people in government that are going to push more for state aid in schools to help the property tax payer . Where will most people be if taxes continue to go up at this rate or more ? Not in New York . We should be yelling yes but not at the school but at the government ;local,state,and federal.Changes need to happen . Flag for moderationWednesday, May 21 at 1:33 PM HP Taxes in escrow wrote ...It is funny to think that it is all about the ballfield it is not . Those of us fortune to have a nice house are going to be unfairly burden by the increase in the taxes . This is especially after towns in the area are or have reassessed properties in the area over the last two years . Some that are just scraping by are going to have problems the fuel prices being the least . Me my mortgage is probably going to increase$100's a month for the escrow . Something has to give money is low . Flag for moderationWednesday, May 21 at 12:49 PM SKH wrote ...moneystrapped...exactly what pro-active stance do you believe would influence the cost of fuel? Flag for moderationWednesday, May 21 at 12:46 PM SKH wrote ...The simply truth is the shortsighted voters of this district just voted no to $8 million of state money! Money that you have already paid in state taxes!. The total project, which included many things other than a field, would have only cost us $2 million over 16 years. This amounts to less than one half of one percent of the total budget. We all like to complain about that fact that we get nothing in Upstate from Albany. Guess what? You have made SURE you won't get anything this year either. Flag for moderationWednesday, May 21 at 12:15 PM Happy in HP wrote ...To Newer Citizen: Look past the hype, spending $10mill will not buy community pride. If anything it would probably only further divide the community. For those who desire the latest and greatest in sports facilities, look no further than Northern Comm Pop Warner. Perhaps it is the school who will be paying to use someone elses brand new field. How many fields does HP need? Perhaps the school should be asking Pop Warner how they pulled it off? Flag for moderationWednesday, May 21 at 11:34 AM concerned citizen wrote ...It seems that there is a general misunderstanding of how school funding is appropriated. The state allocates funding that can only be used for facilities. Therefore it's not a decision between instruction and facility improvements, it's facility improvements or no facility improvements. Flag for moderationWednesday, May 21 at 10:37 AM Happy wrote ...The voters have spoken, If the administration does not realize where their priorities are then the voters have done their duty in keeping them in check. A ten million dollar facility is the LEAST of Holland Patents NEEDS at the time. Great job Voters! Flag for moderationWednesday, May 21 at 10:16 AM Newer Citizen to HP wrote ...As a newer citizen to the HP School District I am surprised at some of the comments I am reading. It's not about HP turning out a Pro Football player, it's about our children having the facilities that make our children and our community proud. We've lived down South and their facilities and the way they support their communities makes the decision to turn down the capital project just plain sad.... Flag for moderationWednesday, May 21 at 9:53 AM Confused wrote ...If this proposition passed, were all the violent kids going to sign up for football? Would they even make the team? Who exactly was going to benefit from this project? Interesting that environmental concerns hamper the repair of existing field, but those concerns don't exist couple hundred feet away? Face it, most of us are smarter than those trying to dupe us. Thankfully were in the majority. Flag for moderationWednesday, May 21 at 9:47 AM Happy in HP wrote ...The BOE helped the taxpayers and failed itself in not providing enough data with the proposition. Would anyone have voted for this project if it was $9.5 mil for the MS Aud and $0.5 for a field? Or was it $9.0 mil for the Floyd driveway and $0.5 mil each for the field and Aud? What were they thinking in trying to slide a $10mil project through with no details? To disappointed: Try the Army. If proposal included a baseball field I would have considered it. Go Field Hockey!!! Flag for moderationWednesday, May 21 at 9:32 AM Taxpayers 1, Admins 0 wrote ...How incredibly fortunate that the taxpayers were able to see thru the Admin's ruse. Combining this spectacular coliseum with critically necessary structural repairs was the predictable play by this BOE, they've done it before. Please all of you preaching this field would have prevented violence, step away from the Kool-Aid, in your hearts you know problem children aren't going to play football on this or any other field. I suspect you don't even want them playing with your kids? Flag for moderationWednesday, May 21 at 8:45 AM Disappointed in HP wrote ...it's disappointing that everyone forgot that the capital project wasn't JUST the new field, that without a doubt is quickly becoming a necessity as the current one is in need of some serious addressing. it also included the MS auditorium which if you haven't seen it, it's disgraceful. The only ones that lost was the kids...we should be providing them with all the tools they need to be all they can be. Flag for moderationWednesday, May 21 at 8:01 AM Another taxpayer - class of 76 wrote ...I was suprised the vote was this close for the budget. In the flyer that was mailed it stated due to contingency rules, the contingency budget would be the same as the budget that was proposed. And putting us on a contingency budget affects us negatively with next year's state aid. I may have voted yes for the field had I had a little more info on any state funding that was to be provided. Flag for moderationWednesday, May 21 at 7:35 AM Taxpayer wrote ...Based on Plangley's use of English dictation (run on sentence and constant use of commas) as well as "are" for "our", it is clear he spent too much time on the football field and not enough in the class room. This is the exact problem we are trying to correct. Ignoracnce breeds ignorance. Flag for moderationWednesday, May 21 at 7:22 AM hp grad wrote ...Personally I think you people are insane. We needed this field, maybe you dont have children in school now or your children will be graduating, but what about the children to come??? Dont they deserve a new field?? Why try fixing up a field that will never be fixed enough?? If gas is to much for you, be prepared its only going get worse!!! Why should our children pay the price for something we cant control??? As far a security!!!! Thats not what we were voting for...Go to the board meetings! Flag for moderationWednesday, May 21 at 6:34 AM me wrote ...All I can say is what-ever H.P. I guess Money talks and well we know the rest. Flag for moderationWednesday, May 21 at 3:37 AM PLANGLEY wrote ...I am thoroughly disgusted by people who think we don't need this field you are also the ones who complain about kids and the violence, well if you paid attention the kids who were in on the violence in our school are not in sports, and if your worried about kids who are violent perhaps you should look at their parents and ask why not expect the schools to always fix things. We pay are share of taxes but don't be mistaken in thinking we pay as much as New Hartford.Sports are a great learning tool Flag for moderationWednesday, May 21 at 12:27 AM Uneducated wrote ...Most of these comments are without a doubt ignorant. The lack of the common persons knowledge on how school districts function is ashame.You are clueless!watch how much the future taxes are going to rise when the state of Ny shuts our pathetic fascilities down for safety reasons!My kids deserve the very best and I will make sure they get it and they will be successful.Lets see where your kids are in 10years!You just dont get it!You just let a lot of free money and the cheapest field project fly! Flag for moderationTuesday, May 20 at 10:43 PM taxpayer wrote ...I cant believe that we are paying $4 a gallon for gas, people cant eat or pay their bills and we get a new field. Way to go Harlem Patent Flag for moderationTuesday, May 20 at 10:04 PM hp wrote ...That ridiculous field passed? Way to to go HP board! Glad our priorities are straight. Flag for moderationTuesday, May 20 at 10:02 PM HP Taxpayer wrote ...We are paying as much if not more in taxes as New Harford .. and for what? We are a rural district with none of the amenities afforded to urban areas. I love living where I live, stop taxing me like I am somewhere else. The few moments of glory on a football field will soon be forgotten when these kids need to deal with real world issues. Plan for the future rather than embelishing the moment. The hoorahs of today won't pay the bills ..educate and empower our kids.Play time is for the weekend! Flag for moderationTuesday, May 20 at 10:00 PM 1st Grade English wrote ...Regarding the comments of the individual who said HP needs, "wiser anministraters": If you are an HP grad, I would venture to say what they need are better ENGLISH TEACHERS! Flag for moderationTuesday, May 20 at 9:53 PM concerned citizen wrote ...Certainly there are some valid criticisms of the proposition, but the belief that Holland Patent should not have first class facilities is unfortunate. We should set the standard for excellence in the entire region. Investing in first class facilities communicates that message. Colleges have no trouble recognizing the value of superb athletic facilities. The contrary belief serves as fuel for exodus of young talent from our region. Flag for moderationTuesday, May 20 at 9:43 PM HP Taxpayer too wrote ...I am glad that the school is getting a new field. We have the worst football field and have had a good football team for the last couple of years. I also agree that we need something done with the violence and the turning of heads of the administrators when something happens. Flag for moderationTuesday, May 20 at 9:41 PM Taxpayer wrote ...While sports are a good way to occupy our young people, I am appalled to think that $10 million can go for a new "play ground" while we see so many graduates not even able to count change! What about money for a resource room and special ed. so we do not have to send money to other districts to educate our own handicapped children? This is a crime. Enough is enough. I want my kids to use their brains to get ahead,not some pipe dream of making it big in sports.Do you want fries with that order? Flag for moderationTuesday, May 20 at 8:40 PM HPCS TAXPAYER wrote ...WE DO NOT NEED ARTIFICIAL TURF OR A NEW BALL FIELD. WE NEED WISER ANMINISTRATERS! Flag for moderationTuesday, May 20 at 7:33 PM toomuch $$$$ wrote ...10 million and no parking lot to go with it, who's kidding who?Just because my neighbor gets a new car doesn't mean I need one !!Stop tring to keep up with everyone else.If we really wanted it , we would have asked for it. Flag for moderationTuesday, May 20 at 4:56 PM moneystrapped wrote ...I am appalled that the BOE isn't taking a pro-active stance on the rising costs of fuel and food. They'd rather sink the money into a new 'stadium' to keep up with the 'Joneses'. Do they really think all the violence will stop amoungst the students by giving them a new field as stated in their budget agenda that was sent home? What about the families scraping by just to keep the necessities with the rising ecomony? Flag for moderationTuesday, May 20 at 4:15 AM HP Taxpayer wrote ..."...authorize expenses of $9,975,000 for a capital project..." Call it what it is a new sports stadium. Just how many pro footballers has HP had? Wouldn't adding two resource officers for 20 years be a better way of spending $10 million? Flag for moderationAdd a commentMost Popular
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