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gasoline tanks at the school bus garage had been approved by the supervisors “two, three years ago,” Luke maintained that installation had been put off for so long that it was going to take "a hell of a lot more than $8,000” for the project.
Bloomer reported that the school board had recently received notice from the State Water Control Board that the proposed site for the new school bus garage was unacceptable. According to the SWCB, run-off from the buses will seep into the lagoon and “tear it all to pieces by killing the bacteria,” said Bloomer. He added that an alternative site for the bus garage and gas tanks behind the existing bus shop on Route 211 would take up part of the playing field.
“When can we expect to get all these pieces in order?” asked Luke, apparently referring to capital outlay plans for the schools as well .as for the bus garage. “We need a gradual * approach so we won’t be hit by increased costs later...I think it’s about time to make up our minds, to fish or cut bait...Five years is too long to make a decision,” he said, adding that the supervisors expected gas tanks installed by the end of the year if an appropriation for underground tanks was again included in the budget.
Luke raised questions about the legality of funding another capital outlay item, $7,300 for track equipment. Since private donations paid for installation of the track, funds didn’t go through the treasurer’s office and therefore, “the track isn’t there for accounting purposes,” Luke said.
Accountant Walter Cox explained that the state will require localities to go to a “fixed assets” accounting system in a few years. With no record of the money spent on installing the track, he said, there’s no way to fix its value. Cox added that questions may also be raised as to who owns the track since it was built on public land but with private funds.
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