WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. From Libby Hollahan. April 23, 2006 (Edited): The League of Women Voters of White Plains and the Junior Section of the Woman’s Club of White Plains will jointly sponsor a public forum for candidates for the 2006 White Plains Board of Education election. The meeting will be held on Thursday, May 4, 2006, at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Woman’s Club, 305 Ridgeway, White Plains. All White Plains voters are encouraged to attend and ask questions of the candidates.
Three seats on the seven-member board will be available in this year’s election. The seats are currently held by Peter Bassano, Terry McGuire, and Donna McLaughlin. All candidates who have filed petitions by the April 26 deadline will be invited to participate in the meeting. Board members serve without pay, and terms of office are for three years, effective July 1.
The Board of Education election is Tuesday, May 16. Citizens will vote on the annual school budget, as well as electing board members. At the forum, the candidates will answer questions from the floor about their position on the budget and other issues relating to the schools.
Polls will be open on May 16 from noon to 9 p.m. Voters unsure of their polling place may call the Clerk of the Board of Education at 422-2071. Voter registration information is available form the Clerk of the Board of Elections.
As of Friday, April 23, 2006, WPCNR received no indication from the Clerk to the School Board that there are any opposition candidates seeking to oppose the three incumbents, Mr. McGuire, Mr. Bassano and Ms. McLaughlin, who all took out petitions to run.
