Mahopac Library Budget Approved, Three Trustees Elected
On Tuesday, June 7, Mahopac Central School District residents approved the Mahopac Public Library budget by a margin of 252 votes. The final tally was 311 in favor of the budget, 59 opposed.
Voters also elected three candidates to the Library’s Board of Trustees for a term of three years. The newly elected trustees are Kristine Bunyea, Elizabeth Costello, and Scott Weiss. These three individuals will be sworn into office at the Mahopac Public Library Board of Trustees re-organization meeting on July 6th.
Kristine Bunyea has just completed her 11th year as a Mahopac Public Library Trustee, and has served as President of the Board for the past year. Prior to her presidency, Kristine has been engaged in working on behalf of our Library and our community as chair of the Advancement and Public Relations Committee, and as a member of the Board Development and Information & Technology Committees. A life-long resident of Mahopac, she and her husband have raised four children who are graduates of the Mahopac Central School District.
Elizabeth Costello is a self-employed attorney whose office is within walking distance of the Mahopac Public Library. She grew up in Mahopac, graduating from John F. Kennedy High School before earning a BA in English from Le Moyne College and a JD from Cornell Law School. Costello has devoted her career to serving the public interest, and has worked in a variety of education-based and non-profit organizations. As an attorney specializing in criminal law, she has advocated on behalf of the indigent, the imprisoned, and the addicted, and became deeply involved in the development of Drug Treatment Courts.
Scott Weiss grew up in Mahopac, and is now raising his children here. He treasures our Library and all it offers the community, and he looks forward to the opportunity of serving on the Library’s board. Being a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, and previously working in the publishing industry for over 12 years, Weiss appreciates the value of the written word but also understand the importance of fiscal responsibility.
For further information about the budget vote, or the programs and services provided by the Library, contact Michele Capozzella at 845-628-2009, ext 107.
