Putnam School Budget and Board of Education Results
School budgets passed with predictable ease across Putnam County Tuesday night, as six separate school systems saw their spending plans for next school year overwhelmingly approved.
In Brewster, the $92.8 million budget passed 899-440, and a bus proposition was also approved. Incumbent Diane O’Brien earned reelection and newcomer Kristin Cacal also earned a seat on the board, beating Lauren Harper by 50 votes.In Carmel, the budget was approved 772-390. Incumbents Greg Riley and John Cody kept their board seats and newcomer and college student John Curzio pulled off an upset win, ousting incumbent Eric Mittelstadt.
In the Haldane district, the voters signed off on the budget 451-147 and the three incumbent candidates–Jen Daly, Laura Hammond, and Peggy Clements–running unopposed officially clinched another term. A bus proposition was also signed off on 429-164.
In the Garrison district, the budget and bus proposition were both OK’d 134-39 and board candidates Jill Corson Lake and Derek DuBois ran unopposed to sit for another term.
In Mahopac, perhaps the most exciting election to be part of because of six candidates seeking three seats, saw its budget–that offers a tax decrease–pass 1,147-370 and a bus proposition and capital reserve fund both get easy approval. As for the school board vote, Michael Cazzari was the top vote getter with 998, Michael Mongon earned 803 and incumbent Lucy Massafra earned 768 as those three won terms on the board.
In Putnam Valley, the voters signed off on the budget 557-140 and the incumbents running unopposed Jeanine Rufo and Ralph Smith kept their school board
