Only one school budget fails in annual vote; Keene to revote
KEENE — Budgets for all school districts except Keene passed in this year's Tri-County school vote.
The Keene Central School budget failed to get the 60 percent supermajority vote it needed, since the spending plan was more than its 3.03 percent state tax cap by 1.62 percent.
The budget would have been a 4.65 percent tax levy hike for residents.
Keene Superintendent Dan Mayberry said the budget will be adjusted before a second vote is scheduled.
'Keene Central School will be going out with a new budget amount and re-vote,' he said by email.
The election Tuesday was to vote on school spending plans for 2025-26, school board members and propositions such as buying new school buses.
Clinton CountyPLATTSBURGH
Budget: 719 yes, 331 no.
Propositions: Bond for $12.1 million for capital project for security and other improvements, 743 yes, 309 no.
School Board candidates (three three-year terms): Gary Lambert (incumbent), 627 votes, Jessica Perry (incumbent), 227 votes, Brigitte Phillips, 463 votes, Kylie Goodell King, 281 votes, Alison Rosenbaum, 312 votes, Sandra Ghelman, 150 votes, Clayton Morris, 141 votes, Elizabeth Goerlitz-Coryer, 496 votes, Jason Howard, 161 votes.
BEEKMANTOWN
Budget: 423 yes, 196 no.
Proposition: Buy four student transport vehicles for $663,000, 450 yes, 167 no.
School board candidates (three three-year terms): Kimberly Irland, 258 votes, Carlos Madan, 354 votes, John Fairchild (incumbent), 234 votes, Padraic Bean (incumbent), 337 votes, Richard Sears, 197 votes, David Trudeau (incumbent), 291 votes.
NORTHEASTERN CLINTON
Budget: 289 yes, 147 no.
Proposition: Purchase four 66-passenger diesel buses not to exceed $71,500, 316 yes, 119 no; $34,500 for community libraries, 342 yes, 398 no.
School board candidates (two four-year terms): Janelle Nephew, 393 votes, Mandie Bechard (incumbent), 398 votes.
CHAZY
Budget: 224 yes, 99 no.
Propositions: Authorize $38,000 for the Chazy Public Library, 242 yes, 80 no..
School Board candidates (two four-year terms): Chris Demers, 260 votes, Tim Howley, 262 votes.
NORTHERN ADIRONDACK
Budget: 211 yes, 70 no.
Propositions: Buy two buses and one handicapped bus not to exceed $520,000, 204 yes, 77 no.
School Board candidates (two five-year terms, one four-year term): Phalon Miner, 171 votes, Mark Reif, 184 votes, Darcy Rabideau, 237 votes.
PERU
Budget: 450 yes, 182 no.
Proposition: Purchase three standard 65-passenger school buses for a total of $626,738, 447 yes, 182 no; provide $20,000 for Peru Free Library (needs 60% vote), 465 yes, 166 no.
School board candidates (two three-year terms): Sarah Graves, 347 votes, Steve Peters, 317 votes, Lauren Prue, 388 votes.
SARANAC
Budget: 290 yes, 120 no.
Proposition: Spend maximum of $250,000 from Capital Reserve Fund for school buses and associated equipment, 354 yes, 120 no; appropriate $25,000 for Dannemora Free Library, 362 yes, 110 no; enter into a 10-year lease agreement with ELCO Properties LLC for property located at 128 Park Row in Cadyville for the special education preschool program, 245 yes, 232 no.
School board candidates (one five-year term, one two-year term): Cody McCasland, 245 votes, Dustin Judd, 232 votes for five-year term; Jeremy Frenyea, 189 votes, Courtney Stone, 89 votes; Chelsea Liberty, 96 votes, for two-year term.
Essex CountyTICONDEROGA
Budget: 341 yes, 86 no.
School Board Candidates (three three-year terms): Tracey Cross-Baker (incumbent), 233 votes, John Dreimiller, 319 votes, Mark Russell (incumbent), 290 votes, James Wells Sr., 284 votes.
CROWN POINT
Budget: 71 yes, 5 no.
School board candidates (four three-year terms): all incumbents: Michael St. Pierre, 86 votes, Anita Johnson, 60 votes, Jodie Ingleston, 72 votes, Todd Waldorf, 59 votes.
SCHROON LAKE
Budget: 347 yes, 178 no (needed 60 percent supermajority, received 64.1 percent).
Proposition: Purchase one student transport vehicle for $103,000, 355 yes, 175 no.
School board candidates (two three-year terms): Valerie LeBlanc, 323 votes, Jennifer Pitkin, 344 votes, Michael Welse, 265 votes.
NEWCOMB
Budget: 71 yes, 9 no.
Propositions: Buy one seven-passenger van for $55,000, 75 yes, 5 no; establish Purchase Reserve Fund of $157,000.
School board candidate (one five-year term): Peter Armstrong, 56 votes.
MINERVA
Budget: 85 yes, 14 no.
School board candidate (one five-year term): Hayley Killon, 75 votes.
MORIAH
Budget: 242 yes, 42 no (needed 60 percent supermajority, received 85 percent).
Proposition: Buy one diesel school bus for $152,276, 226 yes, 58 no.
School board candidates (two three-year terms): Dana Gilbo (incumbent), 246 votes, Michael Celotti (incumbent), 256 votes, Benjamin Winters (incumbent), 233 votes.
LAKE PLACID
Budget: 481 yes, 104 no.
Propositions: Funding for Wilmington E.M. Cooper Memorial Public Library, $17,369, 528 yes, 46 no; create $1 million Capital Reserve Fund over 10 years, 480 yes, 102 no.
School board candidates (two three-year seats): Christopher Fadden, 327 votes; one open (write-in): Stephanie Murphy, 309 votes, Ronald Briggs, 176 votes.
KEENE
Budget: 215 yes, 185 no (did not meet 60 percent supermajority).
School board candidates (two three-year terms): Story Bellows, 308 votes, Lauren Ruppert, 310 votes.
BOQUET VALLEY
Budget: 338 yes, 259 no.
Propositions: Buy two 65-passenger buses for $357,000, 420 yes, 184 no; buy van, snow plow truck and tractor for $151,000, 410 yes, 188 no, all from Transportation Reserve Fund.
School board candidates (three three-year terms): Thomas Broderick (incumbent), 311 votes, Terry Egglefield, 230 votes, Megan Ostroski, 216 votes, Jason Welch, 392 votes, Paige Cotter Saltamach, 375 votes, Paul Fenton, 267 votes; one one-year term by write-ins, Jim Jackson, 243 votes..
AUSABLE VALLEY
Budget: 565 yes, 278 no.
School board candidates (five terms): Term A (three years): Scott Bombard, 629 votes; Term B (two years): Kenneth Bruno Jr. (incumbent), 642 votes; Term C (three years): Jason Fuller, 631 votes; Term D (three years): Margaret Rondeau, 426 votes Shannon Stanley, 345 votes; Term E (one year): Jason Parrow, 477 votes, Bradford Hanley, 286 votes.
WILLSBORO
Budget: 204 yes, 134 no.
Proposition: Buy one 65-passenger bus for $175,000, 229 yes, 109 no..
School board candidates (one three-year term): Kasey Young (incumbent), 61 votes, Morgan Drinkwine, 262 votes.
Franklin CountySARANAC LAKE
Budget: 435 yes, 83 no.
Propositions: Buy two student transport vehicles for $324,000, 450 yes, 69 no; establish $$5 million Transportation Capital Reserve Fund over 10 years, 448 yes, 70 no; establish $10 million Capital Reserve Fund over 10 years, 434 yes, 82 no; fund $532,371 for Saranac Lake Free Library, 440 yes, 78 no.
School board candidates (two three-year terms): Mark Farmer (incumbent) 445 votes, Zach Randolph (incumbent), 441 votes.
MALONE
Budget: 329 yes, 199 no.
Propositions: Buy four school buses for up to $725,000, 339 yes, 206 no; create a new Capital Reserve Fund up to $5 million over five years. 363 yes, 163 no.
School board candidates (one five-year term): Cathy Hollingshead (incumbent), 447 votes.
TUPPER LAKE
Budget: 365 yes, 143 no.
Propositions: Buy one 30-passenger bus for $110,796, 365 yes, 162 no; establish Capital Reserve Fund for $3 million over 10 years, 385 yes, 125 no
School board candidates (one three-year term): Joshua Tremblay (incumbent), 450 votes.
BRUSHTON-MOIRA
Budget: 202 yes, 39 no.
Propositions: Buy three school buses for $485,000, 181 yes, 58 no.
School board candidates (two three-year terms): Dawna Langdon (incumbent), 156 votes; Sara Ghostlaw (incumbent), 157 votes; Morgan Dufrane, 122 votes.
CHATEAUGAY
Budget: 205 yes, 56 no.
Propositions: Buy new 54 and 64 passenger buses for $ 406,000; two used 64 passenger buses for $61,000, 211 yes, 39 no; establish Capital Reserve Fund for $2.5 million over 10 years;, 215 yes, 44 no; Transportation Capital Reserve Fund for $1.25 million, 208 yes, 52 no; Equipment Capital Reserve Fund for $250,000, 229 yes, 31 no; fund Chateaugay Memorial Library for $59,625, 209 yes, 51 no.
School board candidates: (three four-year terms): Incumbents Courtney Leonard, 212 votes, Jennifer Stansberry, 198 votes, Noah Watson, 54 votes, Chris Jarvis, 111 votes; Gerald Blow, 82 votes for third open seat.
SALMON RIVER
Budget: 139 yes, 44 no.
Propositions: Purchase and finance student transport vehicles for a total not over $650,000, 135 yes, 49 no; establish $47 million Future Capital Improvement Project with no local tax impact, 125 yes, 57 no.
School board candidates (two five-year terms, one two-year term): Maryellen Cooke, 141 votes, William Black, 138 votes, Niles Dupont, 28 votes; two year term: Kim Lauzon McElwain, 118 votes, Kristian Terrance (write-in), 22 votes.
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