Buffalo News (5/19/11)

In Western New York, school officials in Lackawanna, Iroquois, North Tonawanda, Batavia and Medina are trying to figure out why voters turned down their proposed budgets.

The budget defeat in Lackawanna came as a surprise to school officials who Tuesday night had announced that the spending plan had received a thumbs-up by voters. After reviewing the vote totals, including absentee ballots, it was determined Wednesday evening that the plan had been defeated, 1,885 to 1,174.