The Hudson School Board reviewed end of the year funding requests during its most recent board meeting and approved over a quarter of a million dollars in funding after over $500 was requested.
It was explained previously that the funds are the expected leftover funds from the current budget, once the fiscal year ends on June 30.
At a previous meeting, School Board member Ethan Beals explained that he felt the total of over $500,000 being requested for end of the year funding requests was too high, and he thought it should somewhere between $300,000 and $350,000 in order to return 80 percent to 90 percent of their left over funding back to the taxpayers.
His proposal was for each school building to prioritize its various requests, and also indicate if there were any safety concerns.
Beals proposed $238,337 worth of requests which included:
- Modify old AHS cafeteria kitchen entrance for Performing Arts set design
- Family and Consumer Science-Additional Kitchen Equipment (Alvirne)
- Purchase welding equipment at AHS/CTE
- Replace all shelving in Library at HGS
- ADA compliant platform staging & ramp at AHS
- Replace field soccer nets at HMS
- Replace cafeteria flooring at HMS (removed from FY26 budget)
- Install gym sound system at HMS
- Repair NWS sidewalk damage (removed from FY26 budget)
- Replace cafeteria & hallway flooring at NWS (removed from FY26 budget)
The School Board approved those requests with Board member Dan Kilgour voting against them.
He argued all safety concerns, should also be approved, noting he was concerned that it could leave the school district open to liability.
One of those items included $10,000 to install bathroom countertops at Alvirne High School.
It was explained previously that from time to time the sinks in the bathrooms are taken off the walls.
“There are some bathrooms that are in need of some repairs,” Hudson Superintendent Dan Moulis explained during a previous meeting.
Moulis said they are coming up with a system to prevent it, and said that there is a system in place right now to repair them, but the current way they are aligned to the walls, and the ones they have break often.
The idea is by replacing them, it would reduce the amount of time and money spent replacing them.
Beals however, argued it was not necessarily a safety concern in his view.
“I don’t believe this to be a safety issue,” Beals said.
The School Board ultimately approved the $10,000 for the sinks at Alvirne High School, and also for $90,000 to replace network switches at Alvirne High School.
In total $338,337 worth of end of the year spending requests were approved.
The next Hudson School Board meeting is set for June 2 at 6:30 p.m.