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Belleville Henderson Central School District’s budget failed to get approved Tuesday as it fell three votes below a threshold required for proposed budgets that exceed the state’s 2% tax cap.
Heather Lavarnway: 174 votes
Bus bond proposition: The district will borrow up to $298,000 to purchase two 66-passenger buses, passed 234 to 17
Gymnasium capital project: Total expected cost about $6.5 million, will result in no new costs for taxpayers, passed 221 to 22
Belleville Henderson: Budget $11,374,742: yes 216, no 73
One seat for a five-year term
Dennis R. Jerome: 189 votes
Michael J. Billman: 68 votes
David P. Bartlett: 27 votes
Carthage: Budget $65,752,853: yes 226, no 24
Two seats for three-year terms
Incumbent Garry E. Schwartz: 210 votes
Incumbent Anne Rohr: 229 votes
Library proposition authorizing $140,000 for the village of Carthage Free Library and $98,500 for the Sally Ploof Hunter Memorial Library, passed 217 to 32
General Brown: Budget $25,454,592: yes 200, no 69