Politics & Government

The 2021 Port Chester School Budget Election Results

Voters have had their say. The ballots for the 2021 School Budget Election have been tallied. See the final results here.

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Voters have made decisions about the proposed school budget and tax levy increases.
Voters have made decisions about the proposed school budget and tax levy increases. (Google Maps)

PORT CHESTER, NY — The polls have closed and the votes have been tallied. The unofficial results are in. Here's what the voters decided in the 2021 Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District budget election.

The proposed budget of $116,509,250, with a 6.49 percent increase over the 2020-21 spending package was APPROVED by a vote of 967 to 458.

School officials said the tax levy will now increase by 2.04 percent.

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There were a total of two school trustee seats up for election. The winning candidates are:

  • Luigi Russo (incumbent)
  • Sharon Burke

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