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