# Board Meeting 9/16/2026


**Body:** Stream Palisades
**Date:** September 15, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Education, Construction & Infrastructure, Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding


The Palisades School District Board meeting on September 16, 2026, included substantial discussion of capital financing and facilities. The board considered a $5.75 million bond issue to support capital projects, including the Palisades auditorium and wastewater treatment plant. An underwriting RFP drew responses from PNC Bank, RBC, and Raymond James, with PNC selected; the motion to approve the bond parameters and purchase agreements was put to a vote, but the transcript does not clearly capture the outcome. Directors debated interest costs, district projections, and whether to wait for decisions on possible school consolidation. The board also reviewed ongoing building-use and consolidation planning, with no consolidation decision made. A sewage treatment plant change order No. 5, described as a net $2,000 benefit to the district, was approved.

The board approved a $16,170 Title IV grant and received notice that special-education reconciliation costs were about $200,000 below budget, generating a credit. In a report from the Bucks County Technical School joint operating committee, members reported approval of a $70,429 Ford Transit van purchase from Beans Ford of Doylestown, a two-year Johnson Controls Fire Protection agreement at $15,289 annually, a custodial services contract with CJ Environmental, and a $152,428 Carl Perkins grant; obsolete equipment was also approved for sale or disposal. Other facilities updates included auditorium work and a baseball backstop project awaiting another quote. The board approved an overnight baseball trip, but no other current-board procurement awards were clearly identified.

**Source:** Stream Palisades