Schools
Chappaqua School District Public Budget Vote Tuesday
Voters will have their say on the district's planned $133,963,411 spending package for 2022-23 on May 17, when the budget is on the ballot.
CHAPPAQUA, NY — The voters will have the final say on the proposed school budget on Tuesday.
The proposed budget is $133,963,411, with a 2.69 percent increase over the 2021-22 spending package.
School officials said the tax levy will increase by 2.79 percent if the budget is approved by voters later this month.
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Two board of education seats for 3-year terms and one seat for a 1-year term are up for election.
The candidates for the Chappaqua Central School District seats (in ballot order) are:
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- Warren Messner (incumbent)
- Ryan Kelsey
- Kristin Miles
- Dana Gorelik
- Hilary Grasso (incumbent)
- Jeffrey Mester
More information on the school board candidates and a Zoom link to the Virtual Candidates Forum on May 12 can be found here.
One library board seat for a 5-year term, one seat for a 2-year unexpired term and one seat for a 1-year unexpired term are up for election. There are no candidates for the Chappaqua Library seats. The 2022-2023 library budget can be found here.
The annual budget vote and board election will be from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on May 17 in the Horace Greeley High School gym. Absentee ballots are due by 5 p.m. May 17.
Additional voting information can be found here.
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