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| Lewis County School Budget Votes, BOE Elections May 16 05/14/17 08:00pm |
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place at local school districts on Tuesday, May 16. You can find details on each of the county's five school districts below. Polls are open from 12 PM until 9 PM, except for Beaver River and Harrisville, where poles are open from 1 PM until 9 PM. Beaver River is the only district exceeding the allowable property tax levy increase and will need a 60% override vote for the budget to pass. BEAVER RIVER: The district has proposed a budget of $16,222,319 for the 2017/18 school year, an increase of 1.4% from the 2016/17 budget of 15,998,475. The tax levy, the amount to be collected through property taxes, is proposed at $5,243,878 for 2017/18, which is an increase of $102,821(2%) of last year's levy of $5,141,057. Beaver River's tax levy increase surpasses the state property tax cap limit, requiring an override vote of 60% of voters to pass the budget. Samuel Chamberlain and Bobby Cobb are both vying for the one five- year term on the Board of Education. There will be a proposition on the ballot to approve the purchase of three new buses, not to exceed a cost of $306,262. Proposition 3 will seek approval to increase the amount for the Croghan Free Library from $40,000 to $45,000. Sample Ballot:
The district has proposed a budget of $10,358,620 for the 2017/18 school year, an increase of $98,115(1%) from the 2016/17 budget of $10,260,505. The proposed tax levy, the amount to be collected through property taxes, is $1,719,185 and up $53,709(2%) from the 2016/17 amount of $1,685,476. Alfred E. Tomaseli is running unopposed for a five-year term on the Board of Education. A proposition on the ballot will ask voters to approve transportation of Head Start students to the Lowville Head Start Center. Sample Ballot:
A budget of $10.2 million has been proposed for the 2017/18 school year, an increase of $702,661(7.4%) over the 2016/17 amount of $9.5 million. The tax levy, the amount to be collected through property taxes, is proposed at $3,674,345, a $72,046(2%) increase over the 2016/17 tax levy of $3,602,299. Parish Atkinson is running unopposed for another five-year term on the Board of Education. A proposition on the ballot will seek approval for the purchase of one school bus at a cost not to exceed $118,000. Proposition 3 will seek the allocation of $55,000 for the Harrisville Free Library, a $5,000 increase from the previous year. Sample Ballot:
The district has proposed a $27,154,444 budget for the 2017/18 school year, an increase of $1,015,234(3.9%) from the 2016/17 budget of $26,139,210. The proposed tax levy amount to be collected through property taxes of $3,940,071 is the same as the levy in the 2016/17 budget, resulting in no levy increase. Three incumbent members of the Board of Education, Rebecca Kelly, Thomas Schneeberger and Michael Young, are running unopposed for new five-year terms. Four additional propositions on the ballot can be viewed on the sample ballot below.
The district has proposed a budget of $25,185,830, an increase of $412,725 (1.7%) over the $24,773,105 budget for 2016/17. The tax levy amount to be collected through property taxes is proposed at $8,406,897, an increase of $1103,048(1.2%) over the 2016/17 tax levy of $8,303,849. Three candidates are competing for two five-year seats on the Board of Education, incumbent Andrew Liendecker and newcomers Dawn D. Ludovici and Lynnette Parker. A proposition on the ballot will seek approval to purchase three new buses at a cost not to exceed $311,340. Proposition 3 on the ballot seeks to appropriate $80,000 to be divided equally by the four public libraries in the district. Sample Ballot: |
