Option 1c, the 'level service' override, failed by five votes By Natasha Clark Reminder Assistant Editor LONGMEADOW After the School Committee spent months trying to make their case for a Proposition 2 1/2 override, the three-tier option the School Department asked to have placed on the ballot failed at the May 24 town election. Question 1c, the "level service" option that asked the town for $1,302,218, failed by five votes 2,578 to 2,573. There has been speculation that some voters will seek a recount. When Reminder Publications spoke with Cheryl Cudnik of the Town Clerk's office on May 19, no one had picked up the paperwork to start such a process as of yet. Voters have 10 days (deadline is June 3 by 5 p.m.) to return an application seeking a recount. "It's a recount petition and it needs 10 signatures from each precinct, which would be 50 in total," Cudnik explained. In other election news: James M. Nittoli was reelected to the School Committee. Other new committee members include Jerold J. Duquette and Geoffrey P. Weigand. Richard Curran was also re-elected to serve on the Planning Board. Longmeadow Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Scott AndersEn could not be reached for comment on the override by press time. |