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Here Are School Election Results In Dutchess Here Are School Election Results In Dutchess
Here Are School Election Results In Dutchess Some of the results from New York’s first all-mail school elections are trickling in as districts work to count the ballots. As of Wednesday, June 17, no school districts in Putnam County have reported that their budgets failed, while many of the incumbent school board members look likely to maintain their seats. In May, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an Executive Order that said all school elections will be held by mail, later rescheduling them and extending the final date for ballots to Tuesday, June 16. Some results are in, with others expected later in the week on Thursday or Friday…

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by Zak Failla
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Voters Heading To Polls To Vote On School District Budgets In Dutchess Voters Heading To Polls To Vote On School District Budgets In Dutchess
Voters Heading To Polls To Vote On School District Budgets In Dutchess Voters in Dutchess County will head to the polls to vote on local school budget and bond proposals. More than a billion dollars in spending will be up for a vote on Tuesday, May 21, as voters determine the fate of more than a dozen school district budgets and candidates vying for Board of Education seats. Budget proposals range from $23.68 million in Webutuck to a whopping $234.95 million in Wappingers. There is also seven contested school board races among 16 districts, with 46 candidates hoping to claim victory on Tuesday. Check Daily Voice for updates when polling numbers start coming…

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by Zak Failla
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Dutchess Voters OK School Budgets Dutchess Voters OK School Budgets
Dutchess Voters OK School Budgets Every proposed school budget and ballot issue in Dutchess County was approved on Tuesday. Taxpayers from the following school districts approved proposed spending plans: Arlington, Beacon, Dover, Highland, Hyde Park, Marlboro, Millbrook, New Paltz, Pawling, Pine Plains, Poughkeepsie, Red Hook, Rhinebeck, Spackenkill, Wappingers and Webutuck.  For more Daily Voice details on specific school ballot propositions, all of which were approved on Tuesday, click here. 

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by Jon Craig
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Dutchess Voters Go To Polls On School Budgets: Teacher Cuts, Security Hires Dutchess Voters Go To Polls On School Budgets: Teacher Cuts, Security Hires
Dutchess Voters Go To Polls On School Budgets: Teacher Cuts, Security Hires More than $1 billion in taxpayer spending on public schools is at stake on Tuesday, May 15 when local residents can vote on their school district budgets. Proposed 2018-19 school budgets, which range from Webutuck's $22.7 million to Wappingers' $231 million, would be financed by about $738 million in property taxes. With security against gun violence a priority, Beacon Schools seek to add a district chief of security; Millbrook and Webutuck both plan to hire a school resource officer. Highland's spending plan calls for three, new part-time security personnel, while Poughkeepsie's budget w…

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