By Keith Lobdell
keith@denpubs.com
ELIZABETHTOWN -While taxpayers will head to the polls on Tuesday, May 17 to decide whether to approve the adopted spending plan presented by schools throughout the region, they will also have the chance to choose the men and women who will help shape those plans in the future.
Each of the eight local school districts will be holding school board elections for at least one seat. Most schools, however, only have the same number of candidates as seats open. Also, several veteran members of school boards have decided to not run for another term on their respective boards.
AuSable Valley
The AuSable Valley School District voters will be voting to fill one seat on the board, with James Martineau Jr., as the only person who submitted a petition to run.
Incumbent school board member Robert Douglas, whose seat is open, did not file a petition.
Elizabethtown-Lewis
ELCS voters will have two contested races and three board seats to fill when they go to the polls May 17.
For the remainder of an un-expired one-year term, current member Tammy Apthorp will be opposed by Paul Fenton, a former member of the school board.
Current board president Robert Wagner will run to serve for another three years against Adirondack Community Action Programs CEO Alan Jones.
Current board member Karen Hooper will run unopposed, also for a three-year term.
Keene
There are two seats that will be chosen by voters in the Keene Central School District, with one incumbent board member seeking to be voted back onto the board.
Current board vice president Teresa Cheetam-Palen will seek another term on the board, while David Craig has also filed to run for the second position.
Current board member Matthew Donahue did not file a petition.
Lake Placid
The Lake Placid School Board of Education has three seats that are up for election, which are currently held by board president Phil Baumbach, Ujju Mahatme and Dan Nardiello.
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