2025-26 school budget & board results in the Southern Tier
SOUTHERN TIER, N.Y. (WETM) — On Tuesday, May 20, people in the Southern Tier, along with others living in New York State, voted on their local school districts' budget, and selected board members, for the 2025-2026 school year, and most of the results are in.
So far, residents approved the proposed school budgets for all but two districts in Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, and Tioga counties.
Five districts throughout the Southern Tier including, Horseheads, Bradford, Corning, Prattsburgh, and Waverly needed super majorities (more than 60% of votes) to pass their budgets. Prattsburgh and Horseheads did not have enough Yes votes for the proposed budget to pass, making those the only two districts out of the 18 districts in the area that we have results for, not to pass its budget.
Results for each district's budget and school board election can be found below.Budget: Passed (704 yes, 178 no)
$155,344,907
-6.44% tax rate increase
Board seats:
Josh Palmer (635 votes)
Ruth Bruning (530 votes)
Caranell Parks (478 votes)
Julie Wray (447 votes)
Elmira Heights School District
Budget: Passed (164 yes, 60 no)
$29,978,969
2% tax rate increase
Board seats:
The uncontested open position is unresolved for the time being.
Proposition to purchase two buses: Passed (171 yes, 52 no)
Supplemental Financing for Capital Project: Passed (162 yes, 62 no)
Proposition to establish reserve for Technology: Passed (166 yes, 57 no)
Proposition to establish reserve for Transportation: Passed (156 yes, 68 no)
Proposition to establish reserve for Maintenance: Passed (131 yes, 93 no)Budget: Failed (1,201 yes, 1,159 no)
$105,800,502
Board seats:
Daniel Christmas (1,341 votes)
Matthew Feinberg (1,145 votes)
Kara Sheehan (1,087 votes)
Proposition to purchase school buses: Passed (1,342 yes, 1,012 no)Budget: (226 yes, 30 no)
$22,562,566
4% tax rate increase
Board seats:
David Stigers (162 votes)
William Shrout (142 votes)
Proposition to buy two new buses & a van for $418,000: Passed (218 Yes, 37 No)
Dutton S. Peterson and Montour Falls Memorial Library funding: Passed (186 Yes, 70 No)
Building and facility improvement funding for $1,040,000: Passed (226 Yes, 30 No)
Maintenance equipment funding for $190,000: Passed (226 Yes, 30 No)Budget: Passed (373 yes, 201 no)
$31,433,950
1.76% tax rate increase
Board seats:
Astra Titus (358 votes, 1 year term)
Jessica Austic (232 votes)
Chad Hendrickson (402 votes, 3 year term)
Keith Caslin – (414 votes, 3 year term)
Bus lease proposition: Passed (374 Yes, 193 No)Budget: Passed (221 yes, 132 no)
$36,880,787
0% tax rate increase
Board seats:
Jennifer Bean (219 votes)Budget: Passed (145 yes, 90 no)
$15,737,523
-1.15% tax rate increase
Board seats:
Michelle Chamberlin (141 votes)
Proposition to purchase two diesel buses & one passenger vehicle: Passed (169 yes, 65 no)
Proposition to purchase one heavy-duty pickup truck: Passed (156 yes, 79 no)
Technology reserve proposition: Passed (165 yes, 64 no)
Library budget proposal: Passed (158 yes, 77 no)
Two trustees to the Arkport Public Library Board: Sally Schmitt and Tammy WellingtonBudget: Passed (110 yes, 33 no)
$14,562,895
2.98% tax rate increase
Board seats:
Megan Hubbard (124 votes)
Proposition of a vehicle purchase: Passed (118 yes, 28 no)No results reported yet.Budget: Passed (97 yes, 54 no)
$10,286,439
5.85% tax rate increaseBudget: Passed (282 yes, 144 no)
$27,287,344
2% tax rate increase
Board seats:
Michael Larrabee (194 votes)
Michael Austin (216 votes)
Dr. Sandor and Berthe Benedek Memorial Library funding proposition: Failed (207 yes, 241 no)No results reported yet.
Corning-Painted Post School District
No results reported yet.Budget: Passed (169 yes, 34 no)
$16,801,058
1.56% tax rate increase
Board seats:
Michael Martuscello (98 votes)
Hornell City School District
Budget: Passed (174 yes, 76 no)
$44,978,293
1.24% tax rate increase
Board seats:
Brian May
Transportation reserve fund proposition: Passed (194 yes, 55 no)
Authorization of an Energy Performance Contract: Passed (162 yes, 86 no)
Hornell Public Library budget of $407,382: Passed (167 yes, 65 no)Budget: Passed (122 yes, 27 no)
$15,290,981
.25% tax rate increase
Board seats:
Cameron Mitch Bullock (127 votes)
Bus purchase proposition: Passed (125 yes, 25 no)Budget: Failed (111 yes, 111 no)
$12,157,375
Board seats:
Joel Sanford (193 votes)
Library budget proposition: Passed (121 yes, 102 no)Budget: Passed (252 yes, 45 no)
$38,061,723
3.08% tax rate increase
Board seats:
Jessica Nisbet (164 votes)
Library levy proposition: Passed (233 yes, 61 no)
Creation of capital reserve fund proposition: (253 yes, 43 no)Budget: Passed (128 yes, 60 no)
$29,070,645
1.30% tax rate increase
Board seats:
Sean Vallely (135 votes)
Karen Johnson (149 votes)Budget: Passed (115 yes, 25 no)
$25,069,385
Board seats:
Pamela Zwierlein (127 votes)
Bus purchase proposition: Passed (114 yes, 26 no)
Library budget proposition: Passed (121 yes, 19 no)Budget: Passed (305 Yes, 109 No)
$47,422,566
3.90 % tax rate increase
Board seats:
Eric Reznicek (335 votes)
Parvin Mensch (262 votes)
Bus lease proposition: Passed (305 Yes, 105 No)
These are all of the budget results that have been reported to 18 News as of 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20. The Corning, Bath and Canisteo-Greenwood districts have not reported any results, 18 News will update this story when that information becomes available.
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