Nanuet Picks New School Trustees: Election 2024

NANUET, NY — Nanuet residents approved a 2024-25 school budget on Tuesday and elected four trustees to the Board of Education.

The $90.4 million proposed budget was approved with 79 percent of the vote. The budget is less than a 3 percent spending increase over the current year and it comes with a 1.29 percent hike in the school tax levy. That is within the state's tax cap for the district so the budget only needed to be approved by a majority vote.

School board incumbents Christine Camillieri, Stephanie A. Lee, and Geoff Gaiss sought re-election. Also on the ballot: Raymondo E. Pappalardi and Kimberli Madden.

The terms are staggered. The winners take the seats in order of votes.

• Two seats are three (3)-year terms from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027
• One seat is a two (2)-year term from May 21, 2024 to June 30, 2026
• One seat is a one (1)-year term from May 21, 2024 to June-30, 2025

According to unofficial results from the District Clerk:

Board of Education

• Christine Camillieri was elected to a three-year term with 646 votes.
• Stephanie A. Lee won a three-year term with 599 votes.
• Raymondo E. Pappalardi was elected to a two-year term with 528 votes.
• Geoff Gaiss won a one-year term with 463 votes.

District spending

Budget proposed for 2024-25: $90,435,816

Yes: 683
No: 180