Hammondsport Is Audited & The School District Responds

The Hammondsport School District was the subject of an annual audit by the State Comptroller’s Office. 

The state comptrollers audit had three criticisms:

A that Hammondsport Central could have made more money on investments

B  the Hammondsport School District needed a better long term financial plan. 

C  the school had overfunded the reserves and fund balance.

Hammondsport School Superintendent Kyle Bower said he strongly disagrees with the audit.  The superintendent maintains that if the school district was going to spend more time on how to invest, the school would have to hire out to do that.   On the criticism that Hammondsport does not have a good enough long term plan, the superintendent says the state keeps threatening to pull state aid so it’s impossible to plan far ahead.  The school superintendent also says the state expects the fund balance to be limited to four percent.  Superintendent Bower says that four percent is too little for any school district.

 

Numerous Fire Dept's Are Recognized For A Rescue

Recently, the East Campbell Fire Department held their annual banquet dinner.  At that event, a local family publicly thanked the East Campbell Fire Department, the Campbell Fire Department, the Hornby Fire Department, and the Painted Post Fire Department, for saving someone who was trapped inside a vehicle after an accident, and had to be extricated from that vehicle.  These fire departments received proclamations from Senator Tom O’Mara and Congressman Nick Langworthy, for their work in this rescue, which happened several weeks ago.

 

Hochul And Langworthy - Go To Bat For Steuben County

Governor Kathy Hochul has asked President Joe Biden for FEMA money for nine counties which suffered storm damage to roads, bridges and other infrastructure, from Tropical Storm Debby remnants on August 9.  The counties include Steuben, Allegany, Ontario, Yates Counties.  The governor says Steuben County had more than five inches of rain in 12 hours that day.  The governor also has been working on grants for up to $50,000 for individual homeowners in places like Steuben County and came to Canisteo to announce that.  Also, Congressman Nick Langworthy is asking the President to quickly approve the governor’s request for Steuben and Allegany Counties.  In his letter, Langworthy talked about visiting the heavily damaged roads in places like the Towns of Canisteo, Greenwood and Jasper Troupsburg.

 

Tornado Goes Through Allegany County Friday Night

The National Weather Service says that a tornado went through two Allegany County towns on Friday night in the 9:00 hour.  Officials say the tornado travelled for six miles through Wirt and Friendship, uprooting numerous trees.  They say that the tornado did get up to 100 miles an hour but that the tornado was not on the ground for the whole time.