NORTH SYRACUSE — North Syracuse Central School District voters have agreed to the District’s proposed 2021-2022 school year budget with a 72% approval.
A total of 1,488 votes were cast, with the final tally being 1,063 yes votes and 407 no votes on the $180,258,175 proposal. A bus proposition for $1,709,850 also passed with 1,076 yes votes and 392 no votes for a 73% approval. Additionally, the Salina Free Library proposition for $480,181 passed with 41 yes votes and 14 no votes.
Voters elected the following three candidates to the North Syracuse Central School District Board of Education for (three-year) terms beginning July 1, 2021:
- Paul Farfaglia (1,077 votes)
- Mark Thorne (1,036 votes)
- Beth Kramer, Ed.D. (1,018 votes)
Additionally, Xavier Moody-Wusik was elected to the Board of Education with 839 votes to fill a vacant seat left due to the passing of Board of Education Member Erin McDonald.
The following candidates were not elected:
- Nicole Planty (543 votes)
- Michelle Henry (517 votes)
“Many thanks to all of our community members who came out to vote this year. It has been a challenging year but the support we’ve received on all levels has been amazing and we are so grateful,” said Superintendent Daniel Bowles.
The 2021-2022 tax levy increase of 3.05% is within the allowable tax levy limit as calculated under the state’s “tax cap” guidelines. Therefore, a simple majority was required for authorization. For details about the budget, visit the district’s budget website at nscsd.org/budget.
