Local school districts held their budget and school board elections for the 2018-19 academic year on Tuesday, May 15. All area budget votes passed.
Brockport
Proposition 1, a school budget of $80,248,343, passed with 844 in favor and 316 against; and Proposition 2, the purchase of school buses not to exceed $1,305,400, passed with 847 in favor and 307 opposed. Candidates Michael Turbeville and Robert J. Lewis won the two open seats for board of education.
Byron-Bergen
Voters passed Proposition 1 (Budget) with 448 yes votes and 125 no votes. Proposition 2 (bus purchase) passed with 439 yes votes and 128 no votes. William Forsyth and Debi List were elected to three-year terms on the Board of Education.
Churchville-Chili
Proposition 1, a budget of $84,878,822, was approved with a total of 773 in favor and 292 opposed; Proposition 2, which allows for the purchase of 10 new school buses of various configurations at an estimated maximum cost of $1,220,000, was approved with 793 in favor and 290 opposed; and Proposition 3, which allows for the purchase of approximately 136 acres for no more than $595,000, was approved with 755 in favor and 345 opposed. Candidates Cheryl Repass (incumbent), Jonathan V. Payne, and Leon Tucker (incumbent) have been elected to the board of education. They received 756, 724, and 677 votes, respectively.
Hilton
The school budget was approved with 675 in favor and 194 opposed. The $82,376,158 plan for the 2018-19 school year is a 1.86 percent increase over last year’s budget. In addition, district residents approved a $1,102,500 bus purchase proposition with a vote of 676 in favor and 194 opposed. Elected to the two open seats on the board of education are incumbents Thomas Abbott with 713 votes and Russell Byer with 699 votes.
Holley
Voters passed the budget with 437 yes votes and 207 no votes. The Purchase of School Buses and SUV proposition passed with 418 yes votes and 224 no votes. The proposition to support the Holley Community Free Library passed with 473 yes votes and 173 no votes. Holley voters also elected Mark B. Porter (348 votes), Anne Smith (351 votes) and Melissa Ierlan (441 votes) to the Board of Education for three-year terms.
Kendall
Voters passed the budget with 155 yes votes and 34 no votes. The Capital Project proposition passed with 145 yes votes and 43 no votes. The Transportation Reserve Fund Usage proposition passed with 159 yes votes and 31 no votes. Kendall voters also elected Jason ReQua (179 votes) to the Board of Education for a five-year term.
Spencerport
Proposition 1, the $81.1 million budget and use of $150,000 of reserve funds for classroom equipment, was approved with 867 in favor and 179 opposed; and Proposition 2, a capital project totaling $12,385,000 which will use $3 million of reserve funds to offset taxpayer portion, was approved with 853 in favor and 188 opposed. Two seats on the board of education were up for election with three candidates. Kevin Hutton and Michael Miceli won with 717 and 689 votes, respectively. The budget and propositions represent a zero percent tax rate increase at $24.33/$1,000 of assessed property value.
Wheatland-Chili
Proposition 1, the 2018-2019 School Budget of $18,767,487 passed with 190 yes votes and 39 no votes. Proposition 2 for school transportation purchases up to $230,000 passed with 188 yes votes and 43 no votes. Proposition 3 for school equipment purchases up to $15,000 passed with 203 yes votes and 28 no votes. Proposition 4 for the establishment of Capital Reserve Fund 2018 (bus and grounds equipment) passed with 190 yes votes and 40 no votes. James Musshafen and Kim Snyder were elected to three-year terms on the Board of Education with 198 and 181 votes, respectively.
All candidates who have been elected to school boards of education will begin serving their terms effective July 1, and will then vote on the upcoming school tax rates.
