Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Here are the unofficial final results from the Hendrick Hudson budget vote and elections.
Here are the unofficial final results from the Hendrick Hudson budget vote and elections held May 15. The results will not be made official until the board approves them at their next meeting. The $70,603,156 budget passed, which means the tax levy will be raised by about 1.06 percent for Hendrick Hudson taxpayers. The tax rate will increase by about 1.72 percent for Cortlandt residents and decrease by 1.66 percent for Peekskill residents who pay Hen Hud taxes. * = Absentee ballot
Jopling will perform with dozens of students and local musicians on Peekskill’s biggest stage.
Daisy Jopling has been schooling audiences around the world on the range and possibilities of a violin for years. Since she moved to Peekskill a few years ago she has been thrilling audiences with her violin at all kinds of events, from school assembly’s to festivals to the Paramount Center for the Arts. On May 19 she will return to the Paramount to perform music from her new album, a collection of high-energy classical music fused with world music and rock, with her band. Last year, she brought the Paramount crowd to their feet when they gave her a full-house standing ovation. This year, some of the area’s most talented young musicians and performers will join Jopling on stage. Her guests include Hendrick Hudson High School all girls …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The budget passed in Tuesday's vote.
Hundreds of voters turned out to cast their ballots on the 2012-2013 Lakeland school district budget today. The Lakeland Central School District $157,235,514 budget was overwhelmingly approved by the voters with a total number of 1,056 votes in support, while 381 voters were against the budget. The sprawling school district—which touches six towns in two counties—will increase its overall property-tax levy by 1.97 percent, coming in under the state’s new tax-cap restrictions. In Yorktown, the tax rate will rise by 2.1 percent. Outside of Yorktown, the proposed 2012-13 rates vary widely, falling by 0.7 percent in Putnam Valley, for example, while climbing 5.6 percent in Carmel. Elsewhere, rates increased in Cortlandt by 3.2 percent; …
Here are the unofficial results from the school district budget votes today in Peekskill, Hendrick Hudson and Lakeland school districts.
Hundreds of voters turned out to cast their ballots on the 2012-2013 school district budgets today and all three budgets in the Peekskill-Cortlandt school districts passed. The Hendrick Hudson School District budget passed with 820 yes votes and 336 no votes. The $74 million Peekskill City School District budget passed with 426 yes votes and 271 no votes. The $157 million _Lakeland Central School District_passed with 1,056 yes votes and 381 no votes. All numbers are unofficial until approved by the school boards. Voters in Hen Hud were focused on the budgets and the jobs that would be cut under the proposed budget, and what the district would cut, expand and adjust in order to provide quality education at as little expense to residents as …
Voters also approved the bond propositions and re-elected Mary Pat Briggi and Laurie Ryan to the Board of Education.
Press release from the Hendrick Hudson School District: The Hendrick Hudson School District is pleased to announce voters approved the 2012-13 school district budget, bus proposition and bond to replace sections of roof at both Buchanan-Verplanck Elementary School and the high school. The budget passed by 336 votes, with 820 yes votes and 484 no votes. The 2012-13 budget remained within the New York State Tax Cap, keeping the tax levy to a mandated 1.06%. While the original budget called for the reduction of nearly 18 teachers, thanks to an 11th hour tentative settlement with the teachers’ union, if ratified by the membership and the Board of Education, six full-time teaching positions will be restored. The district also expects to …
Between the raindrops, voters give the final word on a proposed $157 million spending plan
Lakeland school district residents turned out in small numbers through midday today to render judgment on a proposed $157 million budget and three vacancies on the board of education. Under gray skies, polls opened at 7 a.m. at the Van Cortlandtville Elementary School in Mohegan Lake and were scheduled, as rain fell intermittently, to remain open until 9 p.m. Besides the budget and board races, voters were being asked to approve a million-dollar bond to buy 13 new school buses. Kathy DeMaio, the district clerk, described turnout through the morning hours as "very light." A snapshot sampling of a handful of early voters found that with varying degrees of enthusiasm most of favored the budget. "Like most taxpayers, I’d like to see the tax …
Peekskill school district residents had mixed opinions on the budget.
A steady stream of voters started trickling into the the Peekskill high School gym to vote on the Peekskill City School District budget proposal for 2012-2013 and for school board candidates after around 1 p.m. today. Some voters were fully supportive of the budget. Others, who wanted to remain anonymous thought it was too high for their wallets. The proposed budget of $74,325,932 would raise taxes 3.3 percent if approved, which is about $6,367 for a home assessed at $10,000. Residents in the Peekskill district will have the opportunity to vote on a $74,325,932 proposed budgetand elect two candidates to the school board. The proposed 2012-2013 budget represents a 3.2 percent increase from last year’s budget. It raises the tax levy by 3.3 …
Some voters support the budget for the sake of their children's education; others found it confusing.
Residents of the Cortlandt area came out to Frank G. Lindsey Elementary School on Tuesday to vote on the Hendrick Hudson School District's budget for 2012-2013. Several voters said they were voting to approve the budget because it is the best thing for the children. A couple of voters at the polls around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday said found the budget confusing and are happy that the district will have a new Superintendent now that Dr. Daniel McCann is retiring. If approved, the budget of $70 million would raise taxes by 1.72 percent for Cortlandt residents, and would decrease taxes by about 1.66 percent for Peekskill residents. A $420,000 Cortlandt home, assessed at about $7,700, for example, would face a $106 increase in school taxes for 2012-…
Monday, May 14, 2012
If the agreement is approved, six Hen Hud teaching positions that would have been cut next year would be restored.
Less than 12 hours before the public will go out to vote on the Hendrick Hudson School District 2012-2013 proposed budget, the district has announced that it has reached a tentative settlement agreement with the Hendrick Hudson Educational Association (HHEA), the union that represents the district's 234-person professional staff. If the agreement is ratified by union members and the Board of Education, six full-time teaching positions that would have been cut for the 2012-2013 school year will be restored, according to a district press release (see below). The district also expects to restore three positions that were previously full-time as part time positions if the agreement is ratified. The $70 million 2012-2013 budget proposal that …
All proceeds from the HealthYorktown 5K Run/Walk go towards Yorktown and Lakeland schools. See the results of the top runners.
The second annual HealthYorktown 5K Run/Walk drew close to 300 runners and walkers who all played a part toward promoting health in the community and raising money for the Lakeland and Yorktown schools. "It's a nice family thing to do but it's also to support the schools," said Andrea Trugold, who walked Saturday morning with her 9-year-old daughter Rebecca and 79-year-old father Peter Somogyi. "It's something everyone of all ages can do and it's a healthy thing to do." Participants in the event were young kids, community members, school teachers and principals, among others. For Marni Weinbaum, a guidance counselor at Lakeland Copper Beech Middle School, the goal was to run the course the entire time without stopping and, of course, to …
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2:56 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
saw her recently at the Bean Runner..she is so talented..but the show was a huge disappointment.. she needs know others on stage with her.. more ›