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School District voting set May 21 for ’24-25 budgets and board seats

District school budgets will be up for a vote on Tuesday, May 21 all across New York along with school board candidates.

Webutuck Central School District, Millbrook Central School District and Pine Plains Central School District will hold a vote on their proposed budgets.

All three school budgets show modest increases in total expenditures from 1.7% in Millbrook to 4.2% in Webutuck. Spending per student ranges from a low of $38,704 in Webutuck to $46,936 in Pine Plains. In addition to the budget each school district will separately ask approval of various propositions.

There are no contested seats on the seven-member school boards, although write-in candidates are permitted and have even won in past elections.

— Webutuck voting will take place in the high school gym from noon to 9 p.m.

— Millbrook voting will be held from noon to 9 p.m. at the Middle School auditorium.

— Voting in Pine Plains will take place at Stissing Mountain Junior/Senior High School from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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