New Vote on Bus Controversy

Community outrage sparks board to set a Sept. 19 re-vote on its plan to limit bus service.

By Peter Verry, Editor,The Smithtown Patch

After more than two months of public outcries over bus cuts, the Smithtown Central School District Board of Education voted Wednesday night to give the public a chance to overturn a controversial transportation referendum.

The new vote, set for Sept. 19, was approved by President Gladys Waldron and Vice President Scott Martella, who were the only two votes to accept community petitions for a new vote on the referendum in June, as well as Theresa Knox, Grace Plourde and Joanne McEnroy.

Board members Louis Liguori and Joseph Saggese were the only two board members to oppose the re-vote.

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