Gov. Andrew Cuomo has vowed to veto the redrawn district lines unveiled Thursday.
“At first glance, these lines are simply unacceptable and would be vetoed by the governor,” Cuomo spokesman Joshua Vlasto said in an e-mail. “We need a better process and product.”
Vlasto’s statement came hours after the state Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment posted proposed lines for state Assembly and Senate redistricting on its website.
The four district merger proposal failed with Frankfort-Schuyler’s defeat of the plan, but now the possibility of a three district merger with Herkimer, Ilion and Mohawk is up for discussion.
The process will begin with a combined meeting of the three boards of education on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. in the Leatherstocking Conference Room of Herkimer BOCES. The boards will weigh the merits of a two- or three-way merger and begin steps toward making that happen.
The reform measures included in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed 2012-2013 executive budget are as important as the budget itself.
That was the message delivered by New York Deputy Secretary of State for Local Government Dede Scozzafava as she spoke to community leaders at Herkimer County Community College Wednesday.
With Frankfort-Schuyler’s rejection of the advisory referendum for the proposed four school merger on Jan. 19, the superintendents and boards of education of Herkimer, Ilion and Mohawk may explore other options, including a possible merger of their three districts.
Ilion Superintendent of Schools Cosimo Tangorra, Jr. said Monday night he saw a strong interest in the three communities regarding a possible merger, and his board of education agreed.
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