Scarsdale Approves 2019-20 Budget, Propositions

SCARSDALE, NY — Voters in the Scarsdale school district approved the $160.7 million budget for the 2019-20 school year. According to unofficial results, the budget was approved/rejected 360 to 87.

The budget was 1.86 percent more than the current spending plan and the tax levy increase was 2.27 percent, which was within the state mandated tax cap.

Voters were also asked to approve two propositions: whether board vacancies should be at-large instead of specific seats for all future elections beginning with the 2020-21 school year — it passed — and whether voter registration should be permitted year round, during regular business house instead of two designated days the week prior to the vote — it also passed.

Three candidates were vying for three seats on the board of education. The winners were Karen Ceske, Carl Finger and Ron Schulhof.

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