Voter's Guide: Poughkeepsie City School District Goes To Polls Tuesday

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — Voters in the city of Poughkeepsie will be going to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to approve the 2023-24 budget.

Polls in Poughkeepsie will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday. For information on where to vote, go to this website.

The proposed spending plan of $136 million is 14.89 percent higher than the current budget. District officials said they were focused on a budget that provides funding for meaningful academic, social, emotional and wellness opportunities to all students while still being great stewards of the district's financial resources.

The tax levy is expected to rise just 2.15 percent, which is below the state's tax cap.

There are also three other propositions on the ballot in Poughkeepsie. Voters will decide whether to allow the Board of Education to take up to $10 million from the district's 2022 Capital Reserve Fund for construction and renovations to district buildings; authorize the borrowing of up to $16 million for construction and renovations to district buildings; and authorize the establishment of a new capital reserve fund in an ultimate amount of $12 million.

Two three-year terms on the Board of Education are up for election. Incumbents Thomas O'Neill and Bob Creedon are running unopposed.