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With Storm Approaching, Tuckahoe Schools Cancel Special Property Vote

TUCKAHOE, N.Y. - With as much as a foot of snow expected to hit the region, the Tuckahoe School District has been forced to postpone a special community vote about whether or not to purchase additional property in Eastchester.

Tuckahoe voters will determine whether the district purchases the property at 110 Ridge St. in Eastchester, across the street from William E. Cottle Elementary School.

Tuckahoe voters will determine whether the district purchases the property at 110 Ridge St. in Eastchester, across the street from William E. Cottle Elementary School.

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Tuckahoe voters will determine whether the district purchases the property at 110 Ridge St. in Eastchester, across the street from William E. Cottle Elementary School.

Tuckahoe voters will determine whether the district purchases the property at 110 Ridge St. in Eastchester, across the street from William E. Cottle Elementary School.

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In an effort to increase classroom space in the district as enrollment swells, the Tuckahoe Board of Education announced a proposal to purchase a property near William E. Cottle Elementary School in January, which was scheduled to be put to a special public vote on Tuesday.

Due to the impending storm, on Monday, Superintendent Carl Albano announced that the vote has been cancelled. The status of the special vote will be communicated when additional information is available.

Following a series of meetings and discussions, last month, the Board of Education unanimously approved a special public vote, which will decide whether the district should purchase the premises located at 110 Ridge St. in Eastchester.

Presently, 110 Ridge St. is a private residence on the corner of Siwanoy Boulevard, directly across the street from the elementary school. If voters approve, and the district completes the sale, the property would become “district office space with a residential design,” allowing for the relocation of administrative offices currently at the high school, freeing up more than 2,600-square-feet of instructional space.

According to the Board, due to fiscal prudence in recent years, the district has sufficient funds in its undesignated fund balance to pay the cost of the property if it is approved by voters. Since the district is paying for the property out of savings, there is no cost to taxpayers, though removing the property from the tax rolls will increase taxes by approximately $7 annually to the typical homeowner.

Residents planning to vote must be registered, which can be completed at the District Clerk’s office during school hours. There will be voting locations at the Tuckahoe Community Center, Cottle Elementary and the Union Corners Fire House.

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