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Ilion, NY 13357
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Superintendent
Ilion & Mohawk voters approve merger proposal proposal
On Tuesday, Feb. 12, Ilion and Mohawk voters approved the proposed two-district merger. Following are the results by district:
| Yes | No | |
| Ilion | 1131 | 456 |
| Mohawk | 961 | 411 |
Residents also voted on two additional referendums, one establishing the make-up of the new board of education at seven members and a second establishing board members' terms of office at three years. Voting on these two referendums were counted in aggregate. The results are as follows:
Board make-up| # votes | |
| Five members | 827 |
| Seven members | 1353 |
| Nine members | 435 |
| # votes | |
| Three years | 1547 |
| Four years | 755 |
| Five years | 239 |
What's next?
With the approval of both districts, the next step in the merger process will be to elect a new board of education. Petitions will be available beginning Wednesday, Feb. 20 from either school district office. Petitions must be returned by end of business on Monday, Mar. 11. The new district will hold elections on Wednesday, Mar. 27.
In the meantime, the districts will continue to operate as individual districts.
"The communities have clearly spoken. We now need to move forward to make this vision a reality," said Ilion Superintendent Cosimo Tangorra.
"As soon as the new board members are elected, they will need to tackle the big pieces - building a budget, appointing staff, etc. They won't be able to complete every detail in time for the July 1, 2013 start date, but they will have a foundation built to begin operations."
Mr. Tangorra said the many student details such as teacher assignments and bus routes will be worked out as soon as possible. The new district will communicate those details directly to parents and students to ensure everything is in place for the beginning of school in September 2013.
