White Plains/Greenburgh Voters Pass 2016-17 School Budgets
White Plains Public Schools:
An unofficial tally shows 629 to 149 voted to approve the White Plains School District spending plan for 2016-17 in the amount of $208,750,000.
The budget represents an increase of close to $3 million, or 1.43 percent, from the current year’s spending plan. The tax levy will jump .24 percent in compliance with the state’s property tax cap. The district will add the equivalent of approximately 22 full time positions. Spending on instruction and special education will increase 3.5 percent and 3.7 percent, respectively.
In another vote, a 10-year, $25 million capital reserve fund for building rehabilitation was also passed with a 611 to 150 vote.
School Board incumbents Sheryl Brady and Charlie Norris, the only two candidates on the ballot for the two open seats on the board, will return for another term, Norris saying this will be his last.
Greenburgh Central School District:
Greenburgh voters also approved both the 2016-17 budget and Proposition 1.
Voters overwhelmingly approved both measures on Tuesday night, with 583 voters approving the 2016-17 budget and 576 voters approving Proposition 1. That translates to a 71.3 percent approval rate for the budget, and a 72.8 percent approval rate for Proposition 1, which will permit the District to make much-needed facilities improvements in a number of its school buildings.
Winning another term on the Board of Education are incumbents David Warner, with 560 votes, and Lloyd Newland, with 507 votes. Sonja Brown, a third candidate for the Board, received 381 votes.
