Spencerport community supports 2017-18 budget
Approximately 1,223 Spencerport School District voters approved the 2017-18 budget, proposition and election of three board candidates with the following results:
•Proposition 1: the 2017-18 budget of $79,032,905 with authorization to expend $95,000 of reserves to purchase three facilities vehicles and $150,000 of reserves to purchase classroom furniture: 953 in favor (79.2 percent) and 250 opposed (20.8 percent).
•Proposition 2: authorization to re-establish the bus/motor vehicle reserve fund for a five-year term, $2 million maximum contribution. 944 in favor (78.7 percent) and 256 opposed (21.3 percent)
•The three candidates elected to the Board of Education were: Jody Gillette (948); David Gibbardo (903); and Katherine Czarnecki (819). The unsuccessful candidate, Randal Weaver, received 498 votes.
Superintendent Michael Crumb expressed his appreciation to Spencerport’s community, district staff and Budget Focus Group. “I am very appreciative of the community’s support for our 2017-18 budget and their long-term partnership helping us achieve our mission for each student. I could not be more proud of the accomplishments of our students and the engagement of our parents, staff and community to provide our students with a world-class education.”
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