{"id":18099,"date":"2016-05-17T10:29:50","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T14:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/?p=18099"},"modified":"2016-05-17T10:30:32","modified_gmt":"2016-05-17T14:30:32","slug":"tuesday-is-school-board-election-budget-vote-day-in-chautauqua-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/tuesday-is-school-board-election-budget-vote-day-in-chautauqua-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday is School Board Election, Budget Vote Day in Chautauqua County"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"vote\"JAMESTOWN – Tuesday is school board election and budget vote day throughout much of New York State, including all 18 school districts in Chautauqua County.<\/p>\n

Among the districts in Southern Chautauqua County, only Jamestown and Sherman are featuring contested school board races.<\/p>\n

In Jamestown, residents will head to the polls to vote on a $79.18 million budget that includes a slight tax cut, along with no programming or staffing cuts. Residents will also vote on a transportation proposition to borrow $930,000 to assist with the purchase of new school buses.<\/p>\n

In addition, they will also vote for two open seats for the Jamestown School Board, with four candidates running.<\/p>\n

Candidates whose names will appear on the ballot for the board of education are Jeffrey Yeates, Todd Rushforth, incumbent Patrick Slagle, and current board president Joe DiMaio. However, DiMaio announced last week that he has decided to pull out of the race and will not accept another term to the board if elected. In addition to the three active candidates whose names will appear on the ballet, former long-time board member Joe Pawelski has announced that he is running in a write-in campaign.<\/p>\n

Besides the school budget vote and school board election,<\/p>\n

Voting will run from noon until 9 p.m. on Tuesday at three locations in the district: Jefferson, Washington, and Lincoln schools.<\/p>\n

Other districts holding a budget vote and school board election today include:<\/p>\n

Sherman School District<\/strong><\/p>\n