Jennifer Russo and Michael Finley Elected School Board Trustees; School Budget Passes
By Carol P. Bartold, Senior Reporter
May 17, 2017: Bronxville voters went to the polls on May 16 for the annual election of school trustees and budget referendum. A total of 232 votes were cast.
The proposed 2017-2018 budget of $47.1 million passed with 188 votes for and 37 votes against. The tax levy to fund the budget, $42 million, falls within the allowable 1.57 percent tax levy cap rate for the Bronxville school district. The levy represents a tax rate of $13.35 per $1,000 of assessed property value. The board of education approved the use of $500,000 of appropriated fund balances to fully fund the budget.
Michael Finley and Jennifer Russo, candidates selected by the Committee for Non-Partisan Nomination and Election of School Trustees, were elected school trustees to fill the seats vacated by Dr. Mary Guiffra and Adele Murray. Giuffra and Murray will complete their terms at the board of education's June 15 meeting.
Finley received 188 votes with 11 write-ins, and Russo received 188 votes with 11 write-ins. The count does not include affidavit ballots. There were no write-in candidates.
During his career in private equity, Finley, a certified public accountant who holds an MBA, has worked for Lehman Brothers as well as for two smaller firms that managed multibillion-dollar equity funds. In his service on several private and public company boards, Finley has interacted with several management teams. He has coached lacrosse and is a staunch supporter of Bronxville teams.
Formerly a corporate bond analyst at Lehman Brothers, Russo worked at a New York City design firm before opening her own interior design business. As a trustee of child services organization at Graham Windham, Russo co-chairs and organizes an annual holiday party for more than 100 children living at the Graham School campus in Hastings-on-Hudson. She has held several leadership positions in the Bronxville School PTA and on school councils. Russo has also served on the boards of the Lawrence Park Hilltop Association and the Lawrence Home Care Fund and was co-chair of the fundraising committee and membership secretary of the Junior Leagues of Bronxville and Boston.
The new board will hold a reorganization meeting in July.
Pictured here: Newly elected school board trustees Jennifer Russo and Michael Finley.
Photo by A. Warner
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Bronxville is a quaint village (one square mile) located just 16 miles north of midtown Manhattan (roughly 30 minutes on the train) and has a population of approximately 6,500. It is known as a premier community with an excellent public school (K-12) and easy access to Manhattan. Bronxville offers many amenities including an attractive business district, a hospital (Lawrence Hospital), public paddle and tennis courts, fine dining at local restaurants, two private country clubs and a community library.
While the earliest settlers of Bronxville date back to the first half of the 18th century, the history of the modern suburb of Bronxville began in 1890 when William Van Duzer Lawrence purchased a farm and commissioned the architect, William A. Bates, to design a planned community of houses for well-known artists and professionals that became a thriving art colony. This community, now called Lawrence Park, is listed on the National register of Historic Places and many of the homes still have artists’ studios. A neighborhood association within Lawrence Park called “The Hilltop Association” keeps this heritage alive with art shows and other events for neighbors.
Bronxville offers many charming neighborhoods as well as a variety of living options for residents including single family homes, town houses, cooperatives and condominiums. One of the chief benefits of living in “the village” is that your children can attend the Bronxville School.
The Bronxville postal zone (10708, known as “Bronxville PO”) includes the village of Bronxville as well as the Chester Heights section of Eastchester, parts of Tuckahoe and the Lawrence Park West, Cedar Knolls, Armour Villa and Longvale sections of Yonkers. Many of these areas have their own distinct character. For instance, the Armour Villa section has many historic homes and even has its own newsletter called “The Villa Voice” which reports on neighborhood news.
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