The results are in for the local school districts’ votes on budgets and Board of Education members.
McGraw Central School District:
Proposition 1 - Budget: Passed
- Yes - 77
- No - 6
Proposition 2 - Transportation: Passed
- Yes - 68
- No - 14
Proposition 3 - Capital Reserve Fund: Passed
- Yes - 71
- No - 10
Proposition 4 - Board of Education members - Two Seats
- Kristina Maricle - 77
- Rebekah Stull - 57
Cortland Enlarged Central School District:
These are preliminary results which will be made official at the next board meeting on Tuesday March 24.
Proposition 1 - 2022-2023 Budget: Passed
- Yes - 513
- No - 165
Proposition 2 - Purchase of buses: Passed
- Yes - 501
- No - 175
Proposition 3 - Sale of Virgl School to Kajen, LLC: Passed
- Yes - 473
- No - 218
Proposition 4 - Cortland Free Library Tax: Passed
- Yes - 509
- No - 179
Proposition 5 - Ex-Officio Senior Student BOE Member: Passed
- Yes - 563
- No - 117
Donald Chu has been elected for a seat on the Board of Education.
The write-in with the most votes will be contacted May 18 to see if they accept the second open seat.
Cincinnatus Central School:
Proposition 1 - Budget of $18,083,349: Passed
- Yes - 108
- No - 24
Proposition 2 - Authorized purchase of school buses: Passed
- Yes - 103
- No - 29
Proposition 3 - Establish a Capital Reserve Fund not to exceed $1,000,000: Passed
- Yes - 109
- No - 23
Write-in candidates Sara Stafford and James Gardner will each serve a term of three years, replacing 2 BOE members who elected not to run again at the conclusion of their terms this year.
Marathon Central School District:
Proposition 1 22-23 Budget Vote: Passed
- Yes - 325
- No - 227
Proposition 2 Bus Purchases: Passed
- Yes - 326
- No - 226
Board Candidates (2 seats):
- Charlie Forkey III - 391*
- Tiffany Hubbard - 366*
- Denis Niggli - 184
- Write in Robin Baez - 118
*Charlie Forkey and Tiffany Hubbard have been elected to the school board and will begin their terms July 1, 2022.
Homer Central School District
Proposition 1 - 2022-2023 Budget: Passed
- Yes - 357
- No - 37
Proposition 2 - Leasing of School Buses: Passed
- Yes - 355
- No - 38
Proposition 3 - Library Budget: No data available at time of publication
Proposition 4 - Capital Reserve Fund: Passed
- Yes - 357
- No - 36
Board Seats - (Top 3 for 3 open seats):
- Amy Kida
- Eddie J. Maslin
- Aaron Bouwens