Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Dave Wilens elected to school board in uncontested race.
The following is from the Pocantico Hills Central School District website: Read more about the budget here. Budget* (293 total votes, 64.8 percent passing rate) *The district received the supermajority it needs to override the New York State tax cap. Buses (273 total votes, 65.2 percent passing rate) School Board Like us on Facebook | Follow us on Twitter | Sign up for our newsletter
Community members votes' passed the school budget by large margin.
Today, the Pleasantville Union Free School District residents went to the polls to cast votes for the 2012-13 schools budget as well as elect two to the board of education for the next three years. Click the video for footage from the results announcement. Budget Vote: The $45,300,331 budget includes $55,000 for the repair of the high school tennis courts. The budget is a 1.13 percent overall increase compared to the current year's adopted budget. The Pleasantville UFSD projects a 1.71 percent tax rate increase for district residents inn the coming year. Larry Boes and Emily Rubin Persons have been elected to the school board for the term beginning July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2015. Board of Education Vote: The three candidates were…
Dina Brantman and Michael Haberman have been elected to the school board.
Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District voters came out to weigh in on the proposed $47,650,000 school budge for 2012-13, a $10 million bond proposition and vote for two school board candidates today. Budget vote: According to district projections, the adopted budget comes with a 1.99 percent tax rate increase for Town of Ossining residents and 6.61 percent tax rate increase for Town of Mount Pleasant residents. "It's always exciting to see the budget pass," said Board President Guy Rotondo. "When I started—I'm at the end of my term—the budget was $52.6 million and this year the budget that passed was $47.6 million." Rotondo said he has worked hard "to bring the district finances into line" and is pleased with the result. "It's very …
School board candidates Michael Haberman and Dina Brantman are uncontested today.
Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District voters have the opportunity to weigh in on the proposed 2012-13 budget, accept or reject a bond proposal and vote for two school board candidates today. The annual budget vote and school board election will be held from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. today in the Todd Elementary School gymnasium. Current Board President Guy Rotondo and Trustee Eric Bashford are not running for re-election this year. Two candidates have stepped up to fill the seats: School board members serve three-year terms, beginning July 1. The school board as adopted a $47,650,000 spending plan for 2012-13, a 1.55 percent decrease compared to last year's adopted budget. The proposal includes $2,293,182 in assigned fund balance "to reduce …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Two open school board seats sought by Larry Boes, Emily Rubin Persons and Tara Klein.
Pleasantville Union Free School District voters have the opportunity to weigh in on the proposed 2012-13 budget vote for two school board candidates today. The annual budget vote and school board election will be held from 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. today in the Pleasantville Middle School multipurpose room. The Pleasantville board of education has adopted a $45,300,331 budget for the 2012-13 academic year. The proposal includes $55,000 to be used to repair the high school tennis courts. The adopted budget represents an increase of about $504,014 over last year's adopted figure, a 1.13 percent overall increase. The district has estimated the budget will carry approximately a 1.71 percent tax rate increase for residents, which is below the New …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Calling the senator’s mailers wasteful and hypocritical, Sen. Ball’s challenger calls for mailer reform.
Glossy mailers featuring Sen. Greg Ball with his dog should not be paid for by taxpayer dollars, said Sen. Ball’s District 40 challenger Justin Wagner today during a press conference at his Peekskill headquarters. Wagner also released a YouTube video featuring Ball’s former opponent, Steve Katz, that attacks Ball for his spending on mailers promoting Ball’s work to repeal the MTA payroll tax. According to Wagner, who is a Croton resident and Democratic Party candidate, Ball has spent more money on mailers than any other Hudson Valley Senator and is the third highest spender on mailers in the State Senate. “In the period from April until September 2011, Senator Ball spent $108,903 of taxpayer funds on bulk postage mailers,” Wagner said. “…
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
A roundup of upcoming deadlines for Briarcliff Manor and Pleasantville residents.
We know residents in Pleasantville and Briarcliff have busy lives, so we want to make things a little easier by reminding you about those approaching deadlines. Do you know of a deadline in the next week that's not included here? Let us know in the comments or email pleasantville@patch.com. You can also post your own event or announcement for everyone to see. WHAT: On May 15, school budgets in Briarcliff Manor and Pleasantville will be up to the voters to approve or shoot down. In Briarcliff Manor, voters will additionally have a chance to vote on a capital bond and two school board candidates for two slots. In Pleasantville, the budget vote includes funds to repair the tennis courts. Additionally, three school board candidates are running…
Monday, May 7, 2012
Pleasantville school board candidates weigh in on district issues.
Larry Boes, Tara Klein and Emily Rubin Persons are running for the two open school board seats in Pleasantville. Here, they weigh in on district issues. What are your thoughts about the 2012-13 budget? What about the process? How will you vote on the budget? Emily Rubin Persons: The BOE opened the budget process by inviting the community to volunteer for PAC committees to evaluate the seven sections of the district (three schools, facilities, special ed, sports and operations). The committees were given ample access to each area to enable careful analysis of expenditures and programs and operations. Each committee was able to identify and suggest places where cuts could be made. The BOE was able to use that information to keep the budget …
Each of the three candidates share information about their experience and backgrounds.
On Tuesday, May 15, Pleasantville's registered voters will have the opportunity to vote on the District’s $45,300,331 budget and select two new school board members from a field of three candidates. With four incumbents choosing not to run in the past three years, this election will complete an almost total facelift of the five-person board. These first-time candidates—Emily Rubin Persons, Tara Klein and Larry Boes—are all longtime residents of the district that currently serves more than 1,800 students. The candidates will be speaking and meeting with community members on Wednesday, May 9 at the Village Bookstore; Thursday, May 10, at the combined PTA Candidates Forum held in the middle school and on Saturday, May 12, at the Mount …
Sunday, May 6, 2012
The Pleasantville Chamber of Commerce will introduce the three candidates this week.
Pleasantville Union Free School District voters are invited to come out to meet the three candidates vying for two board of educations seats this week. Lawrence Boes, Emily Rubin Persons and Tara Klein will be at The Village Bookstore on Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and the Mount Pleasant Public Library on Saturday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Check back with Patch this coming week for individual Q&As with each of the three candidates. Klein, Persons and Boes are looking to replace outgoing Board of Education Vice President Thomas Exton and Trustee David McCullagh, who will not be seeking re-election after serving two and three terms respectively. Pleasantville school board members serve three year terms, commencing July 1, 2012. The annual …
CK
1:59 am on Monday, May 14, 2012
Frank's totally on the mark here. Harry Reid is to Putnam County what a fish is to a bicycle. Ball must continue the anti-immigration agenda that got him elected (cause he's done so much to stop it!) for the sake of mankind. God Bless only us. more ›