GHENT–Four of the six school districts in Columbia County have reported results in this year’s budget referendums and school board elections. Budgets were approved by comfortable margins in all four: Chatham, Germantown, Hudson and New Lebanon.
Ichabod Crane and Taconic Hills districts had not released results by 1 a.m. June 17.
All voters voted by absentee ballots this year because of the Covid-19 epidemic. But one school official said that the total number of voters was higher this election because the absentee paper ballots made it easier for people to vote. Each ballot included a stamped return envelope for the ballot.
Chatham
Proposed budget
Yes 1,205*
No 565
Prop. 2: Reduce board seats from 9 to 7
Yes 1,278*
No 453
Board seats (3)
Matthew Fisch 1,181*
Destiny Hallenbeck 1,310*
Patricia Wilson 1,223*
Germantown
Proposed budget
Yes 779*
No 448
Board seats (2)
Ralph DelPozzo 670*
Lester Olsson 588
Allison Meek 619*
Ira Sher 439
Hudson
Proposed budget
Yes 1,267*
No 748
Prop. 2: Create capital reserve
Yes 1,338*
No 676
Board seats (2)
Sage Carter 1,574*
Carrie Otty 1,623*
Ichabod Crane
Proposed budget
Yes
No
Board seats (3)
Elaine Berlin
John Chandler
Tammy Crawford
Kelly Firmbach
Susan Ramos
New Lebanon
Proposed budget
Yes 286*
No 77
Taconic Hills
Proposed budget
Yes
No
Board seat (1)
Heidi Beneke (Beneke Main)
Sheryl Boris-Schacter
Lynn Brandt
Hunter Tannersville Central School District Budget Vote Results- June 16, 2020
Budget- : 316 Yes/ 104 No
Proposition #1 - : 310 Yes/ 99 No
1 Board Seat - John Aizstrauts- 326 votes
Write in Candidates:
Tim Tate- 1 vote
Greg Bates- 1 vote
John Klien- 1 vote
John Mahoney- 1 vote
Buzz Aldrin- 1 vote
Michael Pascucci- 3 votes
Gina Guarino- 1 vote
Karen- 1 vote
Brian Byrne- 1 vote
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