Schools

North Salem School District Budget Vote Tuesday

Voters will have their say on the district's planned $47,860,718 spending package for 2022-2023 on May 17, when the budget is on the ballot.

Voters will have their say on the school budget on May 17.
Voters will have their say on the school budget on May 17. (Kristin Borden/Patch)

NORTH SALEM, NY — Voters will have the final say on the school budget on May 17.

The proposed budget is $47,860,718, with a 4.24 percent increase over the 2021-22 spending package.

School officials said the tax levy will increase by 2.07 percent if the budget is approved by voters later this month.

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There are a total of three school trustee seats to be filled for three-year terms. The following candidates are running uncontested:

  • Deborah D'Agostino (incumbent)
  • Brandy Keenan (incumbent)
  • Frances Havard

Voters will also be asked to vote on a proposition regarding $1,085,000 funding for seven 66-passenger school buses, three wheelchair-accessible buses/vans and a skid steer bucket loader with attachments.

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The annual budget vote and board election will be from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on May 17 at Pequenakonck Elementary School, in the gymnasium.

Voting information can be found here.

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