State lawmakers passed a bill this week that would enable school districts to create wards for the election of school board members, an idea that supporters in Pine Bush School District and Sullivan County have promoted since 2015 as a way to limit the ability of voting blocs to control boards.
Blog: Lawmakers Vote To Allow Ward System For School Boards
Chris McKenna, Times Herald-Record
Fri, 06/23/2017 - 4:15pm
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Topics: New York Orange County, NY Middletown
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