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CANTON — Canton school board members will meet Tuesday to determine a way forward after bids for its $27 million capital project came in more than $5 million over budget.
CANTON â Superintendent Ronald P. Burke learned how to swim at the Canton Central School District pool in 1976. Small leaks have been bandaged â as have similar âleaksâ across the districtâs three buildings, parking lots and critical infrastructure â but district voters on Tuesday approved a multi-million dollar, multi-year revival. One incumbent and four newcomer Board of Education members were elected from seven candidates, and all four ballot propositions passed, including a $33.1 million spending plan for 2021-22 with a 2.9% tax levy increase. Less than an ho...
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 pr...
CANTON â Four propositions and seven Board of Education candidates are up for approval from Canton Central School District voters Tuesday. School districts statewide have been preparing for May 18 votes for months, and Canton Central taxpayers will be asked to consider annual bus and library propositions, a $33.1 million budget for 2021-22 and a $27.5 million, multi-year capital project. This yearâs total $33,107,411 proposal, an increase of about $2 million from 2020-21, breaks down into $3 million in administrative costs; $5.2 million in annual capital costs, separate from the cap...
Friday, May 14, 2021 - 5:54 pm Correction: An earlier version of this story said Massena would be be increaseing the tax levy, in fact the levy will remain flat. North Country This Week regrets the error. BY MATT LINDSEY North Country This Week Budgets, elections and propositions will be voted on May 18 at all St. Lawrence County schools . Below is a list of schools in the area that includes budget information and voting day details. Potsdam Central School District Potsdam Central School District voters will be asked to approve a $35,815,351 budget for the 2021-22 schoo...