Jefferson Central Votes Down Budget Proposal

JEFFERSON — Voters in the Jefferson Central School District disapproved the district's proposed budget by a vote of 96 to 100.

Voters did, however, approve the purchase of a 65-passenger bus 106 to 89 and narrowly passed the establishment of a capital reserve fund, 98 to 97. Frederick J. Blumberg won the five-year term on the school's board of education by 134 votes to Phoebe K. Schriner's 47 votes. Luke VanCleef received 15 write-in votes.