Voters in Arlington approved the Board of Education’s proposed $172.5 million budget on June 15. This budget was officially put forward by the Board of Education on June 1 after the original$176.5 million budget was voted down on May 18.

According to The Poughkeepsie Journal, LaGrange Elementary School will close as a result of this reduced budget, and 52 positions will be eliminated. The Board initially considered closing several different schools to achieve a smaller budget. In April, The prospect of closing  Arthur S. May Elementary School on Raymond Avenue elicited strong responses from the school’s community.

Arlington was one of several districts, including Pawling and the City of Poughkeepsie, in which voters approved a budget after revisions by their respective Boards of Education. However, despite the reduction, the approved budget will mean a 7.3 percent increase in the tax levy for the  Arlington district.