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Votes at a glance: Pelham board authorizes four bond propositions for May 20 ballot and approves several routine agreements and policy updates
Summary
At its March 26 meeting the Pelham Union Free School District Board approved resolutions to place four bond propositions on the May 20 ballot, authorized election-machine and facility agreements and adopted several updated policies after second reading.
The Pelham Union Free School District Board of Education took several formal actions March 26. Below is a concise summary of each motion, the outcome recorded in the public meeting and key details for voters.
Votes at a glance
- Agreement with Westchester County to use county voting machines for the district election (agenda item 5.1) - Motion: enter into an agreement with the County of Westchester for use of county voting machines at the annual election. - Outcome: Approved (recorded as "Aye; none opposed"). - Notes: Standard annual agreement for the district's May 20 election.
- Authorization to place four bond propositions on the annual district ballot (agenda item 5.2) - Motion: adopt resolutions to submit four separate bond propositions to voters at the May 20, 2025 annual election; the propositions cover districtwide infrastructure (including certain air-conditioning upgrades), a Sowenoy (Siwonoy) school addition and renovation, a high-school expansion to add common area and science labs, and geothermal installations at Prospect and Sowenoy (Sino/Siwonoy). - Outcome: Approved (recorded as "Aye; none opposed"). - Notes: Administrators presented estimated annual tax-impact scenarios for sample assessed values and said they would publish more detailed tax calculators and voter materials before the election.
- Call for the annual school district budget vote and member election (agenda item 5.3) - Motion: set the date and polling hours for the annual budget vote and school-board election (May 20; 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.). - Outcome: Approved (recorded as "Aye; none opposed"). - Notes: Standard timeline for voter information and absentee ballot deadlines to follow district practice.
- Agreement with Sarah Lawrence College for swimming-pool rental (agenda item 5.x) - Motion: approve an annual permit/rental agreement for use of the Sarah Lawrence pool for district swim programs. - Outcome: Approved (recorded as "Aye; none opposed"). - Notes: Agreement is consistent with current practice of contracting pool time offsite for swim programs.
- Routine policy updates and waiving third readings (policy items 6.1—6.16) - Motion: waive third readings and adopt a set of updated or new policies (including remote instruction, graduation requirements, athletics policy updates and student voter registration language among others). - Outcome: Approved (recorded as "Aye; none opposed"). - Notes: Policies were updated to reflect current practice and state requirements; no substantive public objections were recorded at the meeting.
- Other routine board business - The board approved routine operational items and adjourned the meeting.
Ending
The board's authorization to place four bond propositions on the May 20 ballot begins the formal public-education and outreach phase for the projects; administrators said they will publish voter guides and tax-impact calculators and meet with PTAs and community groups. Voter materials and more-detailed schedule/timing for borrowing and construction will be provided before the vote.
