ROSCOE, NY — Sen. Jen Metzger visited the Roscoe Central School District on January 16 to celebrate her bill that was signed into law in November 2019 that allowed the school to avoid paying $1.2 million in building aid and in penalties for paperwork related to capital projects that were completed years ago. Superintendent John Evans invited Metzger to the school.

The senator’s visit included a tour of the facility lead by students Alisha Trautschold, John Michael Madera and Breanna Kipp. Metzger presented a framed copy of the law to students.

The tour included a visit to various classrooms of all grade levels and a performance from the school band, and concluded with a gathering with faculty in the school’s library after school let out.
The school serves students from grades K-12 in one building. To thank the senator for her efforts in getting the law passed, the school’s student government group created handmade cards and gave them to Metzger in the art room.

“Meeting the Roscoe students and faculty and touring their beautiful school was the highlight of my week,” said Metzger. “It was a joy to celebrate together our success in eliminating this onerous and unnecessary financial burden on the district, and I want to thank all of the students and staff who took the time to participate.”

“Even prior to officially taking office, Sen. Metzger was fighting to get an amnesty bill for Roscoe CSD passed. After the governor vetoed our previous bill, she reintroduced the bill and worked tirelessly throughout the year to help get it passed and ultimately signed by the governor,” said Evans. “The students, staff, administration and the entire Roscoe community cannot thank Sen. Metzger enough for all her efforts to support our school.”