LIFE AND TIMES IN GASPORT, NEW YORK: ROY-HART'S PROPOSED BUDGET

Monday, April 18, 2016

ROY-HART'S PROPOSED BUDGET

The Lockport Union Sun and Journal is reporting today that the Royalton Hartland Board of Education has adopted a tentative $23.9 million budget for the 2016-2017 school year. The plan comes with no tax increase, after the board OK'd application of some excess fund balance to absorb a nearly $1 million spending hike.

Read about the details and investments here:

http://www.lockportjournal.com/news/local_news/roy-hart-school-budget-adopted/article_21fbbdc9-5961-5132-aec6-43d4df9248d8.html

About Gasport, New York

Gasport is a rural community located on the Erie Canal in Upstate New York, approximately 20 miles east of Niagara Falls. Formerly called "Jamesport", its name was changed in 1826 when canal engineers noted natural gas rising from a spring.

Here's a nature column looking at Gasport's gas:

http://bobconfer.blogspot.com/2014/08/exploring-niagara-frontier-why-its.html

The expansive area known as Gasport consists of portions of the town of Royalton and Hartland and its centerpoint is a small hamlet of 1,200 people. It is served by the Royalton-Hartland School District.

Natives of fame include Belva Lockwood (the first woman to appear on Presidential ballots), Charles G. Williams (US Congressman who served Wisconsin), Benjamin Vandervoort (the decorated WWII vet portrayed by John Wayne in the Longest Day), Warren Hull (serial star and host of Strike It Rich) and Abdullah (the medal-winning Olympic horse).

Its rural way of life and great people make Gasport a perfect slice of old-fashioned Americana.

This blog covers the hamlet proper as well as Hartland Corners, Terrys Corners, Royalton Center, Reynales Basin, Johnson Creek and the Royalton-Hartland School District.

It is maintained by Gasport resident Bob Confer. If at anytime you'd like to contribute stories to or mention your Gasport events on the blog, send an email to Bob at bobconfer@juno.com