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OFFICIAL! City Passes Budget by 4 to 1. Pollak, Valentin oust Geiger, Sules
Posted on Tuesday, May 21 @ 22:43:09 EDT by jfbailey
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OFFICIAL RESULTS!!! WPCNR Evening City Star. By John F. Bailey May 21, 2002.10:45 PM EDT. UPDATED May 23, 2002 9:00 AM E.D.T.: The City of White Plains passed the 2002-03 $126.9 Million School Budget and a $3.6 Million Referendum to refurbish the eight White Plains Schools Tuesday. Voters also elected William Pollak and Maria Valentin to the School Board, ending the six-term member, Larry Geiger eighteen-years of service on the Board of Education, and ending Stephen Sules' tenure after one term. Results were certified officially by Michelle Schoenfeld, Clerk to the Board of Education at Wednesday evening's Board of Education meeting, with totals adjusted downward for Robert Tuck, placing him behind Stephen Sules.
NEW ERA ON THE SCHOOL BOARD: Maria Valentin and William Pollak enjoying congratulations all around at Education House Tuesday evening. Candidates endorsed and supported by White Plains Alliance for Vision in Education, Ms. Valentin and Mr. Pollak won first-time seats on the Board of Education.
A dazed and radiant, Ms. Valentin said to WPCNR, "This is more than I could ever have hoped for. I'm overwhelmed at the support the entire community has given me."
Mr. Pollak commented, "I think the results Tuesday were an indication there was broad support for the positions W.A.V.E. articulated, and the need to listen to all the components of education. Even though there has been some acrimony in the process, I value and applaud the countless hours of dedicated service the departing members contributed to the City of White Plains."
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Maria Valentin gathered the most votes among the five candidates with 1,182. Mr. Pollak was second with 934, edging out Larry Geiger by 90 votes. Mr. Geiger received 844 votes. In a recanvassing of votes at Ridgeway School, Michelle Schoenfeld reported that Mr. Sules received 558 votes, and Robert Tuck received 514.
SUSPENSE AS SCHOENFELD CHALKS UP THE NUMBERS: Michelle Schoenfeld, fittingly on an old-fashioned blackboard posts the final returns from Ridgeway School, putting William Pollak past Larry Geiger for the second and final seat. Pollak trailed Mr. Geiger by 6 votes, 510 to 504 with five of the six districts in, and overtook Geiger with a 416-321 rally in the Ridgway District 6 to win by 90 votes.
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The Budget was passed again with 1,643 voters approving the 6.9% year-to-year increase, and 357 voting against it. The $3.6M referendum enjoyed the same overwhelming approval by White Plains citizens, passing 1,567 to 375.
BOARD OF EDUCATION AWAITS RESULTS TUESDAY NIGHT: Members of the the Budget Committee, and some members of the Board of Education, and candidates Valentin and Pollak watch and wait for the numbers Tuesday evening.
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Assistant Superintendent for Business, Richard Lasselle, was beaming, calling out to this reporter as we left Education House that the budget was passed again by a 4 to1, margin, 82% to 18%.
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