Oneonta School Budget,
3 New Buses Approved
ONEONTA – With 540 Oneonta residents voting today at Foothills, the school board budget passed 404 to 136.
The $37,776,382 budget, which includes a .66 percent increase in the total tax levy, is a 2.24 percent increase in expenditure, but allows for renovations, upgrades and several new teachers.
The purchase of three new buses was also approved 388-143.
Running unopposed, incumbent Bill Grau took 443 votes, and Darren Gaisford, also an incumbent, took 415. Newcomer Melissa Jervis received 436 votes.
According to Eileen Lishansky, district clerk, the voter turnout was slightly lower this year, down from 650 last year.
