Update On The Bath School District's Capital Project

Bath School Superintendent Kelly Howk says, construction crews have finished Phase I of the last building project.  The Bath School Superintendent also says last month, crews started Phase II of the capital project.  Phase II consists of work at the V.E.W. building.   They’re focusing on mechanical and infrastructure upgrades and repairs along with a new secure vestibule for parent drop-off and visitors. This will include a new entry way as well as enhancements to the main office where the secretary, the principal, assistant principal and counselors are.  In addition, the Vernon E Whiteman school building will also get renovations in the nurse’s office too.  Howk says, she cannot say enough great things about our team members at VEW, in order to get started on this work in January, this has resulted with several team members being relocated or displaced for the rest of the school year. The school superintendent says they will be launching the final Phase of this project Phase III in late August.

 

Avoca Central School Capital Project News

From Avoca Central Superintendent Matt Pfleegor: "We are currently at the tail end of a $9.1 million capital project. The majority of the work has been HVAC, with a focus on air conditioning our upstairs spaces. Additionally, we installed lights on our soccer field, replaced interior doors, and moved to a fobbed access system for inside the building."

 

The VA System Gets Rid Of A Bad Law From The 1990's 

VA Secretary Doug Collins started a new policy up last week.  Collins says from now on, the VA will not report Veterans to the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System for needing help in managing their VA benefits.  The VA Secretary says there was actually a 1990’s law banning vets from owning guns, if they asked for advice on money from the VA’s Fiduciary Program.  VA Secretary Collins also says, both the D.O.J. and the VA determined this old law violated gun owners rights.  Also, in addition to immediately stopping the reporting of VA Fiduciary Program participants to the NICS database, the VA is working with the FBI to remove all past VA reporting from NICS, so that no Veterans are banned from having guns, because they used the VA’s Fiduciary Program.

 

Political Petition Signature Collecting Started Yesterday

Want to run for office?  Well the first step is collecting political petition signatures.  That process began yesterday here in Steuben County.  The county board of elections says, potential candidates who want to run for office, have until April 2 to collect signatures and the window to file political petitions starts on March 30 and ends at the end at the 5pm on April 6.  All of the needed paperwork on how to run for office is on the Steuben County Board of Elections website.  You can also stop into the office and pick up the paperwork there too. 

 

Over Half A Dozen Arrests Made By The Bath Police Dept