Board of Education pushes pause on budget completion

by Marilyn J. Kasperek Akron Central School Board of Education members are pausing before finalizing a budget plan to come before voters later this spring.  Expectations of Pandemic adjustments during the year, state aid figures calculated on local data coming in lower than projected by the state, the Governor’s postponement of budget vote until at least June 1, and other factors, have the Board waiting to finalize the spending plan they will bring to voters.

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BoE sees strong public response to June 23 absentee ballot option

More than 1,000 voters have requested absentee ballots for the June elections since new mail-in and electronic submission options were posted online Monday, Erie County Board of Elections officials said Wednesday, April 15. A gubernatorial executive order issued last week opened the absentee process to anyone planning to cast a ballot Tuesday, June 23, in an effort to reduce traffic and the potential spread of Covid-19 at polling places.

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