Cairo-Durham Central School District

NEWS RELEASE from Cairo-Durham Central School District

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Cairo-Durham Central School District 2024-25 Budget Passes, 

Three Board Members Elected

May 21, 2024, CAIRO, NY – The Cairo-Durham Central School District is excited to announce the results of the 2024-25 budget vote and Board of Education election that took place from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Cairo-Durham High School Distance Learning room on May 21, 2024.

The proposed 2024-25 Cairo-Durham Central School District Budget in the amount of $37,107,106 has been approved by the following vote:

237_ YES

107_ NO

The proposition to purchase two (2) thirty-five (35) passenger buses with three (3) wheelchair seatings in each bus, one (1) transit van and two (2) minivans for $465,000 was approved by the following vote:

239 YES

106 NO

The proposition to increase the annual appropriation of maintaining the Cairo Public Library by $768 to the total amount $21,745 was approved by the following vote:

255 YES

90_ NO

The top three vote-getting Cairo-Durham Central School District Board of Education candidates were elected to three-year terms (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2027):

238 Elizabeth Daly

230 Brian Coletti

223 Christopher O’Connell

155 Matthew Maraglio

6 (Write-in Candidate)

“On behalf of the Cairo-Durham Central School District administration team and the Cairo-Durham Central School District Board of Education, I would like to formally thank the Cairo-Durham school community for exercising their right to vote and approving the 2024-25 budget, along with the listed propositions,” said Cairo-Durham Central School District Superintendent Michael Wetherbee. “I congratulate and look forward to working with the newly elected Board of Education members, along with those currently serving on the Board, in the District’s effort to continue providing a high quality education full of unique learning opportunities for our student body.”

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For further information, please contact:

Austin Crosier

Communications Specialist/Technician