Voters in the Owego Apalachin Central School District on Tuesday, June 16, voted to approve the district\u2019s proposed 2020-2021 school budget of $47,717,978.<\/p>\n
The budget had a decrease of 0.09 percent, and a tax levy increase of 1.82 percent.<\/p>\n
The final vote was as follows: Yes – 1,754<\/b>; No – 640. <\/p>\n
In a second proposition, voters approved the purchase of five school buses and one suburban by the following count: Yes – 1,603; <\/b>No – 789. <\/p>\n
Three Board of Education Candidates elected for three seats were Stacey Riegel, Kathie Rollison, and Daniel Whippo.<\/p>\n
Voters approved the additional taxpayer funding for the Apalachin Public Library: Yes – 1,513;<\/b> No – 867. <\/p>\n
In a statement from the district following the vote, they extended their thanks to the community for supporting the district this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know these last few months have been difficult for so many of our students, staff, and community members as we\u2019ve dealt with some clearly unique challenges; but your overwhelming support of this budget shows how important education is to each of you,\u201d the district wrote in the statement.<\/p>\n
They continued, \u201cAs you know, the process for voting this year was a challenge in itself. We were pleased to have had the largest voter turnout in our recorded history, with a total of 2,394 voting by absentee ballot. Thank you for placing your trust in our school district.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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