GHENT–Results from all six public school districts in Columbia County showed that annual budgets passed easily in all districts. A handful of ballot propositions, none of which involved a large amount of spending or generated controversy, also won by wide margins.

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CHATHAM

 

Budget ($30,542,416)

Y  459

N  183

 

Board seats (3)

Wayne Coe  190

Muriel Faxon*  509

Steve Gilger 182

Craig Simmons* 538

Melony Spock* 455

 

 

GERMANTOWN

 

Budget ($14,784,810)

Y  277

N  116

 

Board Seats (2)

Ralph DelPozzo*  274

Lester Olsson*  250

George Sharpe Sr.  202

 

Prop. 2

Implement a system of walk-in voter

registration from 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM

when District Offices are open?

Y  286

N  98

 

 

HUDSON

 

Budget ($45,910,371)

Y  421

N  220

 

Board seats (3)

Linda Hopkins  483

Sumayyah Shabazz  411

Wilette Jones  93 (write-in)

 

ICHABOD CRANE

 

Budget ($38,133,987)

Y  836

N  355

 

Board seats (3)

Matthew Nelson* 839

Jeffrey Ouellette* 764

Michael Stead 711

Anthony Welcome* 761

 

Prop. 2

($394,297 for 4 school buses)

Y  849

N  343

 

NEW LEBANON

Budget ($12,554,205)

Y  149

N 12

 

Board seats (4)

Timothy Lambert* 146

Sharon Putnam* 149

 

TACONIC HILLS

Budget ($37,151,596)

Y  271

N  89

 

Board seats (4)

William J. Arp*  239 (2-year term)

Stephen Sanborn  199

Kevin Maisenbacher*  215 (2-year term)

Bonnie Torchia* 310 (5-year term)

Christine Perry* 302 (5-year term)

 

Prop. 3

Capital reserve fund

Y  284

N  70