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Sayville board agrees to leave open seat vacant until May, cites cost of special election
Summary
The Sayville Union Free School District Board of Education agreed at its meeting to keep an open seat vacant through the regular May election cycle, citing the roughly $18,000–$20,000 cost of a special election and the timing of the resignation.
The Sayville Union Free School District Board of Education agreed at its meeting to leave the open board seat created by the resignation of Dr. James Burch vacant until the district’s regular May election cycle.
Board members said counsel outlined three legal options — hold a special election, appoint someone to fill the seat until the regular election, or leave the seat vacant until May — and that the costs and timing led them to favor waiting for the…
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