Voters went to the polls Tuesday as schools across the state put their budgets up for a vote. There were budgets, board positions, bus propositions, and even capital improvement projects that hang in the balance.
See the results for all school budget votes for the following regions:
Most district budgets have passed, but the only ones to fail so far is Altmar-Parish-Williamstown in Oswego County, and Owego-Apalachin in the Southern Tier.
There are some other budget results that Spectrum News is following.
We start in Rome, where the budget process was controversial as leaders tried to close a $7 million gap.
Their budget passed with 74 percent of the vote. It proposed dozens of job cuts and program reductions. There was also a nearly 4% tax levy increase tied to that vote.
In the Adirondack School District, the budget passed, which will close Forestport Elementary School. The facility was put on the chopping block as administrators tried to close a $600,000 budget gap.
While some neighbors in the district wanted to see the school remain open, there wasn't enough support to defeat the plan.
One district that some have their eye on is the Dolgeville Central School District in Herkimer County. The school district will need a super-majority to have their budget pass a vote today.
The district faces a $2.6 million deficit due to what school leaders call "a lack of consistency in financial leadership" and incomplete budgeting in the last fiscal year.
To make up for it, they proposed an 11 percent tax levy increase, which is well over the state's tax cap. For neighbors in Dolgeville, that would mean they sacrifice their Property Tax Relief Credit from the state, and see taxes go up by $100 to $180 for the average home.
The tax hike is only half the equation, though. The budget also calls for five-and-a-half teaching positions to be cut, along with eight teaching assistants, multiple bus monitors, staff members, and three coaches.
"This makes a very big difference,” said Superintendent Lynn Rhone. “This makes it so we don't have to have any more cuts to programming or to teachers or staff. So if that 11 percent goes through, we're going to be very fortunate to begin next year rebuilding our reserves and our fund balance."