Middleburgh School District residents should be on the lookout this week for the 2022-23 School Budget Newsletter, here’s a digital copy.
Voting Day for the school budget and Board of Education vote:
Polls open Tuesday, May 17, from 12pm-9pm in the Jr. / Sr. High School gym lobby
Middleburgh voters will be asked to consider a $23.8 million budget proposal for the 2022-23 school year. There are also two open seats on the Board of Education with three candidates running. The two candidates with the most votes will earn a three-year term (expiring June 30, 2025). The names will appear in this order on the ballot:
Sean Lawton
Debra Bechtold
Vicki Hoerz
Bus Proposition
Aside from the budget and board vote on May 17, Middleburgh residents will decide on a proposition for the anticipated purchase of three school buses in an amount not to exceed $328,541 as part of the district’s ongoing bus replacement plan. The 1-65 passenger, 1-48 passenger, and 1-30 passenger (wheelchair accessible) buses will be funded by $258,234 (78.60%) from State Aid and $70,307 (21.40%) from Local Share paid over a five-year period. The amount per year, per taxpayer is approximately five dollars. Safe, reliable transportation is a top priority for our district
Absentee Ballots
Voters can cast an absentee ballot if out of town or unable to vote in person due to illness, disability, duties related to the primary care of ill or disabled individuals, or being admitted to and a patient in the hospital. The state will still allow concerns regarding potential exposure to COVID-19 as a reason for requesting an absentee ballot for this year’s school vote.
You must complete this application to receive an absentee ballot.
To request a hard copy of an application for an absentee ballot, contact Kim Lawyer, District Clerk at 518-827-3625.
Please view the voter information page of our website for deadlines and a list of frequently asked questions about voting by absentee ballot.