BY JEFF CHUDZINSKINorth Country This Week

Story updated May 3 at 9:01 a.m.

MASSENA -- School Board President Paul Haggett and Vice President Kevin Perretta are running for reelection but they will be challenged on the ballot by three newcomers as voters head to the polls on May 21.

Richard Marshall, David Broadbent and Jamie Crosby will also appear on the ballot, according to District Clerk Ashley Snyder.

Snyder drew the order candidates will appear on the ballot at a recent board meeting, with Marshall slated to lead off the ballot, followed by Haggett, Broadbent, Crosby and Perretta.

Haggett, who was once again selected to serve as board president this year, was first elected to the board in May 2014 with 453 votes. Following the completion of his first five-year term, Haggett once again won reelection as the top vote-getter in May 2019 with 276 votes.

Perretta has been on the board since first being appointed in January 2009 to replace Andrew Szarka, who moved out of state.

Perretta then won reelection in May 2014 and May 2019, garnering the second highest vote tally each year, just behind Haggett.

In the most recent election that occurred last May, Zachary Monroe and Joyce Giroux both won seats.

Monroe won a five-year seat after Amber Baines decided to not run again, while Giroux will finish the remaining three years of former Board Member Timothy Hayes' term.

When voters head to the polls, they will also be asked to vote on a proposition that could see the Massena Public Library transition to a school district library.

If the vote is successful, the library's initial budget would rise to $679,990, up from the $504,133 allocated by the town of Massena, along with an additional $9,000 from the town of Louisville.

If the transition were successful, the library would continually operate at $679,990 and would not need voter approval each year unless an increase is proposed.

Voters will also have a say on who will sit on the library board if the transition is successful.

Current Board of Trustees President Joseph Savoca will be on the ballot, along with Vice President Jennifer Stokes, Secretary Patricia Ryan and Treasurer Linda McDonald.

Michael Besaw and Roderick Cook will also be on the ballot as they also seek five-year terms on the board.

Voting will take place on May 21 from 12-8 p.m. at the Massena Community Center.