Tupper Residents Reject Proposed School Budget

685 voted against the budget, 512 voted in favor of the budget which means the school board will have to go back to the drawing board.

Tufano Misses Lake Placid Board by 13 votes

Rick Preston received 333 votes total, And interestingly He’ll be taking over immediately for John Hopkinson who received the second highest total with 295 votes.

School District Voting Today

Budget Votes and School Board Elections are today. Saranac Lake 7am-8pm. Tupper Lake 12n-8pm. Lake Placid 2pm-9pm. Tupper’s School Board needs approval from 60% of voters for their budget to pass because the budget exceeds the tax cap.

Local School Board Elections May 21st

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Budget Votes and School Board Elections are May 21st. Polls are open from 7am to 8pm in Saranac Lake, from 2pm until 9pm in Lake Placid, and Noon until 8pm in Tupper Lake, where a 60% majority will be necessary for the budget to pass.