Budget Vote and Elections 2026
Proposed Budget for 2026-27 School Year
Key Numbers
Total budget: $8,909,741 | Budget increase: $363,237 | Tax levy increase: 4.24%
Timeline
Monday, April 20: School Board Petitions
Petitions nominating candidates for school board must be submitted no later than 5 p.m.
Tuesday, May 12: Budget Hearing
Starting at 6 p.m. at Lake View Campus, 25 Sisco Street in Westport
Tuesday, May 12: Deadline to apply via mail for an absentee ballot, early mail ballot or military ballot
Monday, May 18: Deadline to apply in person for an absentee ballot, early mail ballot or military ballot
Tuesday, May 19: Budget Vote
Annual budget vote and board member election. Voting open between noon and 8 p.m. at Mountain View Campus, 7530 Court Street in Elizabethtown
School Board Election
Two seats on the Board of Education will be up for grabs in the May 19 board election. Both three-year terms start July 1, 2026, and end on June 30, 2029.
The seats currently belong to Paul Fenton and Sarah Kullman, whose terms expire on June 30, 2026.
Learn about running for the school board.
Candidates
The following people have filed petitions to run for the Board of Education.
- TBA
Official ballot wording
Click the proposition heading to read the official wording you’ll see on your ballot for each proposition.
- #1 - Approve budget plan
- #2 - Elect 2 board members
- #3 - Student transport purchase
- #4 - Plow truck and tractor purchase
- #5 - Increase library funding
To adopt the annual budget of the Boquet Valley Central School District for the fiscal year 2026-2027 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District.
To elect two (2) members to the Board of Education for three (3) year terms commencing July 1, 2026, and expiring on June 30, 2029 to succeed Paul Fenton and Sarah Kullman, whose terms expire on June 30, 2026.
Shall the Board of Education appropriate and expend in the 2026-2027 fiscal year one hundred and sixty-two thousand dollars ($162,000) from the existing Transportation and Maintenance Equipment Capital Reserve Fund for the purpose of purchasing:
- one (1) thirty-five (35) passenger school bus and
- one (1) seven (7) passenger van
at a maximum cost of one hundred and sixty-two thousand dollars ($162,000) to pay for the bus and van in full?
Shall the Board of Education appropriate and expend in the 2026-2027 fiscal year one hundred and fifteen thousand dollars ($115,000) from the existing Transportation and Maintenance Equipment Capital Reserve Fund for the purpose of purchasing:
- one (1) plow truck and
- one (1) tractor
at a maximum cost of one hundred and fifteen thousand dollars ($115,000) to pay for the truck and tractor in full?
Shall the Board of Education of the Boquet Valley Central School District, as pursuant to Education Law 259, be authorized to levy and collect an increase of $15,000 in library funding, separate from the school budget?
This increase of $15,000 will be divided equally among the Elizabethtown Library Association, the Westport Library Association, and the Wadhams Free Library Association to support library services.
If approved, the total annual library appropriation will increase from $40,500 to $55,500 and will remain at that level unless changed by a future vote of district residents.
Budget Meetings Playlist
More information
Additional budget details can be found in the slideshows and other meeting documents from our budget meetings.