Politics & Government
Blind Brook-Rye Union School Budget Approved By Voters
Voters have had their say. The ballots for the 2022 School Budget Election have been tallied. See the unofficial results here.
RYE BROOK, NY —The polls have closed and the votes have been tallied. The unofficial results are in. Here's what the voters decided in the 2022 Blind Brook-Rye Union school budget election.
The Blind Brook-Rye Union School District 2021-22 budget was approved by a wide margin.
The budget is $52,567,594 with a 2.73 percent increase over the 2021 -2022 spending package.
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School officials said the tax levy will increase by 4.01 percent.
There were a total of two school board seats to be filled for three-year terms. The winning candidates are:
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- Richard Buzin (incumbent)
- Samantha Smith
Controversial candidate Naomi Schaefer Riley was defeated handedly.
The proposition to "lease-purchase four (4) 72-passenger school buses at an annual cost not to exceed $103,680, for a five (5) year term, commencing July 1, 2022 and terminating on June 30, 2027, and to levy the necessary tax" was also approved.
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