Pearl River Patch School District Voters Guide

Editor's Note: The deadline for school districts to receive school budget ballots has been extended. Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order Sunday saying the ballots can be accepted by hand delivery through 5 p.m. Tuesday or received by mail through June 16 by the school district.SEE: Cuomo Extends Deadline For Mail-In School Budget Ballots

PEARL RIVER, NY — New York residents are asked to vote on their local school district's budget and board of education by mail this year because of the new coronavirus pandemic.

That meant New York's 700 districts ordered absentee ballots and envelopes for every registered voter. That meant that problems such as the paper shortage plaguing communities during the beginning of the pandemic became problems for the districts.

Under Gov. Andrew Cuomo's executive order, ballots must be returned to the District Clerk by 5 p.m. June 9 though some political officials are trying to have the deadline extended.

Here are fast facts about the ballot in Pearl River.

School District

Voting information

In the event that a resident voter does not feel that there is enough time to return ballots via USPS mail, sealed ballots can be dropped off at a drive-up, contactless drop box at the Pearl River School District Administration Building at 135 West Crooked Hill Road during the following dates and times:

• Thursday, June 4th, 8:00 AM to 6 PM
• Friday, June 5th, 8 AM to 6 PM
• Saturday, June 6th, 8 AM to 12 PM
• Monday June 8th, 8 AM to 6 PM
• Tuesday, June 9th, 8 AM to 5 PM

Board of Education

There are three candidates running for one seat on the Board of Education: School trustees serve three year terms and are unpaid.

• Eric Foote
• Daniel Hooker
• Kathleen Ann Kelley

School budget

• Proposed for 2020-21: $70,992,208
• Increase over current spending: 2.53 percent
• Tax levy increase: 2.82 percent

Proposition 2

• $7M bond to complete 2017 project