BREWSTER, NY — Brewster residents approved a 2022-23 school budget on Tuesday and elected a challenger and an incumbent to the Board of Education.
The $110.5 million proposed budget was approved with 58 percent of the vote. The budget is a 5.38 percent spending increase over the current year and it comes with a 1.69 percent hike in the school tax levy. That is within the state's tax cap for the district so the budget only needed to be approved by a majority vote.
Three people campaigned for two seats on the school board: incumbents Leonor Volpe and Scott Seaman and parent and activist Jamie Callanan.
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Board of Education
Three candidates ran for two seats.
- Leonor Volpe: 844
- Scott Seaman: 662
- Jamie Callanan: 932
District spending
PROPOSITION 1 - General Fund: $110,551,974
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Yes: 842
No: 602
PROPOSITION 2 - Purchase of Buses/Vehicles: $777,000
Yes: 881
No: 559
PROPOSITION 3 - Capital Reserve Fund Establishment: $25,000,000
Yes: 821
No: 615
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