 Residents pass $63.2 million district
budget
Spending plan reflects lowest level in spending
and tax rate increase in four years
On Tuesday, May 15,
Niskayuna school district residents approved the proposed
2007-08 budget. The final tally was 1,478 yes
votes to 923 no votes. Results were announced after polls at the
high school closed at 9 p.m.
The $63.2 million budget for next year will increase
taxes by 4.24 percent for residents in the
Town of Niskayuna. (For details on tax rate
increases in the district's four towns, click on
the link in the top right corner of the page.)
Voters also approved a $577,475 bus purchase proposition for
seven new school buses. That vote was 1,631 yes votes to 685 no
votes.
In the Board of Education race, incumbents David Hudson and
Jeanne Sosnow and first-time Board candidate Debbie Gordon were
elected to three-year terms, while newcomer Deb Oriola was
elected to serve out a fourth term left vacant after a
resignation earlier this year. Board candidate vote tallies were
as follows:
- David Hudson — 1,601
- Debbie Gordon — 1,587
- Jeanne Sosnow— 1,537
- Deb Oriola — 1,418
- Markley Opdyke — 1,092
Budget details:
See final tax
rates, set by the Board of Education in August
2007.
For additional information about the 2007-08
budget, download the
May
2007 budget edition of Your Schools (note:
this is a PDF document).
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