School districts throughout the area voted on annual budgets and elected members to their boards of education on Tuesday, May 18. The results for the readership area include:
•Brockport CSD – The budget of $86,288,688 was approved with a vote of 899 to 361. Three propositions were presented to residents and approved: Purchase of school buses not to exceed $1,140,000 (882 yes, 372 no); Establish a Bus Purchase Capital Reserve Fund for up to $2.4 million (897 yes, 354 no); Establish a Capital Reserve Fund for up to $7.7 million (909 yes, 339 no). Daniel Legault was elected to a five-year term on the Board of Education.
•Byron-Bergen CSD – Their budget of $24,995,061 was approved by the community with a total of 242 yes votes to 69 no votes. A proposition for the purchase of two 66-passenger school buses and one minivan at a cost not to exceed $249,850 was approved with 240 in favor and 76 opposed. Incumbent candidates William Forsyth and Debra List were re-elected to the Board of Education, effective July 1, 2021. They received 291 and 267 votes, respectively.
•Churchville-Chili CSD – The district’s budget of $91,602,093 was approved by the community via absentee ballot, with a total of 895 “yes” votes to 341 “no” votes. A proposition which allows for the purchase of six new school buses of various configurations at an estimated maximum cost of $800,000 was approved, 888 to 346. Candidates Jonathan Payne (incumbent), Dr. Cheryl Repass (incumbent) and Alycia Nagle were elected to the Board of Education, effective July 1, 2021. They received 803, 702 and 519 votes, respectively.
•Hilton CSD – District residents approved the school budget with 1,061 votes in favor and 331 opposed. The $87,378,298 plan for the 2021-22 school year is a 3.45 percent increase over last year’s budget. In addition to the budget, district residents approved a $1,159,511 bus purchase proposition with a vote of 1,073 to 331. Elected to the two open seats on the Board of Education were Ed Mascadri with 833 votes and Stephanie Sloan with 620 votes. They will begin serving three-year terms of office on July 1.
•Holley CSD – Holley voters passed the school budget with a vote of 359 yes votes to 137 no votes. The proposition to purchase replacement school buses was also approved with a vote of 338 to 160. The budget for the Holley Community Library was approved with 358 in favor and 141 opposed. Candidates Brian McKeon (301 votes), Anne Smith (298 votes) and Salvatore DeLuca Jr. (258 votes) were elected to three-year terms on the Board of Education. Tracy VanAmeron (241 votes) was elected to complete the remainder of John Heise’s term on the board.
•Kendall CSD – The school budget for 2021-22 was approved by a vote of 171 in favor and 70 opposed. Also approved was a proposition for Transportation Bus Reserve Fund Usage with a vote of 196 to 45. David Warren, with 121 votes, was elected to the Board of Education for a five-year term.
•Spencerport CSD – The 2021-22 budget of $87,434,885 was approved by a vote of 987 in favor and 566 opposed. A proposition to use reserve funds to offset the purchase of a lift truck in the amount of $131,500 received 1,130 votes in favor and 414 opposed. The two candidates elected to the Board of Education were Leah Brown with 818 votes and Kevin Hutton with 749 votes.
