Schools

Voters Approve Mineola School Budget, Board Member Elected

Mineola residents headed to the polls Tuesday.

Mineola residents approved a 2016-17 school budget on Tuesday.

The $91,214,512 budget was approved by a margin of 863-205. The budget is a 1.73 percent increase in spending over the current year and it comes with a 0.012 percent tax levy decrease.

Voters also elected Cheryl Lampasona, who ran unopposed, to the Mineola Board of Education.

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