Residents of Macedon are voting on a plan to dissolve their village today.
Voters already voted to dissolve last year, but because of state law, they now have to vote on a plan to do it put together by the Village Board. If the plan does not pass, the village remains intact for four more years and cannot be put to a vote in that time.
Part of what makes the vote confusing is that residents will also be choosing a mayor. On one side, incumbent Marie Cramer is asking to serve another four year term.
On the other is her challenger, William Murray. But if Murray has his way, he won't be serving four years.
"If it's voted to dissolve than I would be a one year mayor, if I was also elected, and in that time I would work with the town to try to consolidate services, move everything over, so everything is a seamless transition come April 2017."
Murray is also head of One Macedon, a group working toward dissolution. He says the argument to dissolve is simple: money savings.
"That's the ultimate goal. Once you consolidate you eliminate a whole layer of government. The tax payers are the ones who are going to benefit from that."
Mayor Cramer does not agree, and says she hopes Macedon residents will vote to keep the village intact because she doesn't think it will save residents money in the long run.
"Yes, you will remove your property village tax, but there's a cost shifting."
Cramer says she's confident the vote will have good turnout, even though she's not sure how the vote will go.
"Whatever the outcome is going to be then both parties need to be respectful of what the people's decisions are."
