Three school districts hope for passing grade

Voters in three local school districts will soon get a final say in the running of their respective school districts when they go to the polls next week.

After defeating budgets from the Auburn Enlarged City School District, Jordan-Elbridge Central School District and Southern Cayuga Central School District May 20, voters will be asked to deliver another verdict Tuesday when polls open for a state-wide budget re-vote.

Districts whose budgets failed had the option of putting its original budget up for a re-vote, amending the budget or going directly into a contingency budget, which caps spending at a certain percentage increase. Should the budgets fail again, districts will immediately go into a state-mandated contingency plan.