Area school budget vote results
Brockport
Proposition 1, the district’s 2020-21 school budget of $84,197,910, passed with 2,290 yes votes to 907 no votes. Proposition 2, for the purchase of school buses not to exceed $1,133,000, was also passed 2,162 to 1,038. David Howlett was elected to a five-year term on the Board of Education with 2,801 votes.
Byron-Bergen
The district’s 2020-21 budget passed with 751 yes votes and 396 no votes. The proposition to purchase buses was approved 758 to 397. Tammy Menzie and Amy Phillips were elected to the Board of Education.
Churchville-Chili
Proposition 1, the district’s 2020-21 budget of $88,467,407 was approved with a total of 2,394 yes votes to 906 no votes for a total of 3,300 votes. Proposition 2, which allows for the purchase of ten new school buses of various configurations at an estimated maximum cost of $1,210,000, was approved with 2,224 yes votes to 1,058 no votes for a total of 3,283 votes. Incumbent candidates Mike Iacucci, Amy Wilson, and Kristen Brumbaugh have been elected to the Board of Education, effective July 1, 2020. They received 2,717, 2,659 and 2,641 votes, respectively.
“The past few months have been challenging for our students, families, and community, especially those who have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. I want to thank our Churchville-Chili community for their continued support for our students, staff and our educational, athletic, and extracurricular programs, especially in light of the reductions in state aid,” said Superintendent Lori Orologio.
Hilton
Proposition 1, the district’s 2020-21 budget, passed with 2,973 yes votes and 1,094 no votes. Proposition 2, for the purchase of school buses, passed 2,818 to 1,249. Incumbents Maryanne Chaffee and Brian O’Connor were re-elected to the Board of Education with 2,711 and 2,495 votes, respectively. Colleen Nowacki was unsuccessful in her bid, receiving 1,905 votes.
Holley
Holley voters passed the budget with 976 yes votes and 342 no votes. Both propositions passed – one for the purchase of busses with 885 yes votes and 463 no votes; and the other to support the Holley Community Free Library with 1,035 yes votes and 311 no votes. Holley voters also elected two members to the Board of Education, each with three-year terms: Robin Silvis (883 votes) and Andrea Newman (856 votes).
Kendall
Kendall voters passed the budget with 581 yes votes and 241 no votes. The Transportation Reserve Fund Usage proposition passed with 605 yes votes and 219 no votes. Kendall voters also elected Bryan Hardenbrook (673 votes) to the Board of Education for a five-year term and Rachel Fisken (645 votes) for a three-year term.
Spencerport
Proposition 1, the district’s 2020-21 budget of $84,539,080, passed with 2,449 in favor and 1,139 opposed. The three candidates elected to the Board of Education were David Gibbardo (1,571 votes), Kate Czarnecki (1,377 votes), and Lori Stone (1,245 votes). The unsuccessful candidates received votes as follows: Christopher Ferrari (1,153), Karen Zyra (1,071), Michael Mayer (950), Denis Johnson Jr. (922), Randal Weaver (610), and Zachary Miller (390).
Superintendent Dan Milgate expressed his appreciation to Spencerport’s community, district staff, and Budget Focus Group. “I am very appreciative of the community participating in this year’s budget vote and taking time to complete and send in absentee ballots. Thank you!”
Wheatland-Chili
Proposition 1, the district’s 2020-2021 school budget of $20,411,470, passed with 341 yes votes and 133 no votes. Proposition 2 for school transportation purchases, up to $210,000, passed by a vote of 376 to 97. Proposition 3 for school equipment purchases, up to $100,000, passed by a vote of 385 to 88. Shanna Fraser, Beth Nolan, and Courtney Panek were each elected to a three-year term on the Board of Education.
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