May 20, 2026
HORNELL – Hornell City School District residents approved the district’s $49 million budget proposal and elected one board of education member.
Voters approved:
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A $49,897,993 budget for the 2026–27 school year: 206 yes; 157 no;
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Authorization to expend up to $600,000 from the 2017–2027 and 2024–2034 Transportation Reserve Funds to purchase school buses and/or student transportation vehicles by June 30, 2027: 277 yes; 91 no;
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Authorization to establish a 2026–2036 Transportation Reserve Fund, not to exceed $1,000,000, to support the purchase of school buses, transportation vehicles, and related equipment: 261 yes; 87 no;
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Approval of the Hornell Public Library budget in the amount of $454,734: 261 yes; 142 no;
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Authorization to expend $52,234 from the general fund to purchase approximately 12.032 acres of land at Seneca Street – Adsit Maple City Park, including any improvements, for district use: 276 yes; 91 no.
Voters also elected Dr. Uzma Mehr, Ms. Jessica Talbot, and Joe Liberto to five-year terms on the Hornell Board of Education, beginning July 1.
CANISTEO-GREENWOOD –
Budget: Yes 284 No 92
Bus Purchases: Yes 287 No 89
Create a New Capital Bus Reserve: Yes 278 No 98
Library Prop: Yes 217 No 160
Board Members:
Mike Lehman – 3-year term (incumbent)
Mike Nisbet – 3-year term (incumbent)
ARKPORT –
BUDGET
Shall the annual budget of the Arkport Central School District for the fiscal year 2026-2027, in the amount of $15,390,433 be adopted?
YES: 141 NO: 74
BOE
Member of the Board of Education for a five (5) year term commencing July 1, 2026.
On the ballot: Timothy Bailey – 90
Write-in Julianne Merry – 77
Write-in Barbara Maker: 27
Write-in Angela Dickinson – 1
Write-in Mary Marcus – 1
Write-in John Doe – 1
SCHOOL BUS PURCHASE
Shall the Board of Education be authorized to purchase two (2) sixty-six (66) passenger diesel school buses, and one (1) passenger vehicle, for a cost not to exceed $450,000? And shall the Board of Education pay for such purchases from the Bus Reserve Fund that was established on May 15, 2018?
YES: 155 NO: 59
PUBLIC LIBRARY BUDGET
Shall the Board of Education of the Arkport Central School District be authorized to levy taxes annually in the amount of $49,342 for the Arkport Public Library to provide public library services and pay over such funds to the Board of Trustees of the Arkport Public Library?
YES: 139 NO: 72
PUBLIC LIBRARY TRUSTEES
Shall the following be elected or re-elected as members to sit on the Library Board of Trustees of the Arkport Public Library?
Trustees Seat: July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2031
Candidate(s): Rebecca Dennis
YES: 178 NO: 15
ALFRED-ALMOND –
Annual Budget
Yes 513 No 129
Bus purchase: One 66-Passenger Bus and One 42-Passenger Bus with Wheelchair Access
Yes 501 No 143
Member of the Board of Education: Five-Year Term
Jason Burdick 276
Mark Bloxsom 365
CANASERAGA –
The Budget 106 Yes – 36 No
The Library Prop – 112 Yes – 30 No
Capital Reserve Prop – 107 Yes – 35 No
School Board Race Winner – Frances Hoffman 90 votes
