Public hearings and elections for school and library budgets in New Rochelle.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ANNUAL SCHOOL ELECTION/BUDGET VOTE AND ANNUAL PUBLIC LIBRARY ELECTION/ BUDGET VOTE, CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW ROCHELLE GENERAL INFORMATION: Time and Place of Voting; Voter Registration; Absentee Ballots; Early Mail Ballots; Military Ballots NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual School Election and Budget Vote of the City School District of the City of New Rochelle and the Annual Library Election and Budget Vote of the New Rochelle Public Library will be held Tuesday, May 19, 2025, between the hours of 7:00 AM and 9:00 PM, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine upon the items described below. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in accordance with the resolution adopted by the New Rochelle Board of Education, the City School District is divided into thirteen (13) School Election Districts (SED) at which voting will take place. A description of the boundaries of each School Election District is on file in the office of the School District Clerk, Central Administration, 515 North Avenue, New Rochelle, New York 10801, and is available for inspection Mondays through Fridays (except holidays) between the hours of 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM. The locations of the polling places are as follows: SED #1 - Barnard School, 129 Barnard Road, New Rochelle, NY 10801, Auditorium Lobby (G.E.D.: 11, 12, 13, 16, 38, 70) SED #2 - Columbus School, 275 Washington Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10801, Music Room (G.E.D.: 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 74, 75) SED #3 - Davis School, 80 Iselin Drive, New Rochelle, NY 10804, Gymnasium (Gymnasium entrance off Iselin Drive) (G.E.D.: 30, 32, 39, 40, 43, 46, 47) SED #4 - Jefferson School, 131 Weyman Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10805, Auditorium Lobby (Entrance on Emmet Terrace) (G.E.D.: 18, 22, 23, 24, 71, 73) SED #5 – Remington Boys & Girls Club, 1 Remington Place, New Rochelle, NY 10801, Gymnasium (G.E.D.: 10, 15, 49, 53, 60, 64, 66, 78) SED #6 - New Rochelle High School, 265 Clove Road, New Rochelle, NY 10801, Auditorium Lobby (Clove Road Entrance) (G.E.D.: 14, 34, 36, 37, 41, 45, 48, 61, 68) SED #7 - Trinity School, 180 Pelham Road, New Rochelle, NY 10805, Gymnasium (G.E.D.: 1, 5, 6, 9, 28) SED #8 - Albert Leonard Middle School, 25 Gerada Lane, New Rochelle, NY 10804, Auditorium Lobby (G.E.D.: 31, 35, 44) SED #9 - Webster School, 95 Glenmore Drive, New Rochelle, NY 10801, Auditorium Lobby (G.E.D.: 7, 57, 58, 59, 63, 72) SED #10 - Isaac E. Young Middle School, 270 Centre Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10805, Gymnasium (G.E.D.: 19, 25, 26, 29) SED #11 – New Rochelle Fire Station #1, 45 Harrison Street, New Rochelle, NY 10801 (G.E.D.: 2, 3, 4, 8, 65, 69) SED #12 - Ward School, 311 Broadfield Road, New Rochelle, NY 10804, Multipurpose Room (Rear Entrance) (G.E.D.: 27, 33, 42, 67) SED #13 - 570 Fifth Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10801, Community Room (G.E.D.: 21) AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all registered voters in the City of New Rochelle will receive, by mail, a budget notice, which specifically identifies the polling place at which such voter shall vote. This notice will be mailed no later than Wednesday, May 13, 2026. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Registration will meet at the Board of Education offices, 515 North Avenue, New Rochelle, New York, on Monday, May 4, 2026, between the hours of 4:00 PM and 8:00 PM, for the purpose of registering those qualified voters who are not already registered with the Westchester County Board of Elections. A qualified voter is one who is (1) a citizen of the United States; and (2) eighteen (18) years of age or older; and (3) a resident within the District for a period of thirty (30) days preceding the Annual School Election/Budget Vote and Annual Library Election/Budget Vote, May 19, 2026; and (4) registered to vote with the City School District of New Rochelle or with the Westchester County Board of Elections in accordance with Section 5-106 of the Election Law, which excludes (a) those convicted of a felony pursuant to the laws of New York State, who have not been pardoned or had their rights of citizenship restored, those whose maximum sentence of imprisonment has not expired, and/or those who have not been discharged from parole; and (b) persons adjudged incompetent by order of a court of competent judicial authority. One must be registered to vote in this Election. The registers prepared by the Board of Registration shall be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District at the Board of Education offices, 515 North Avenue, between the hours of 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Mondays through Fridays (except holidays) commencing Thursday, May 14, 2026. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that applications for Absentee and Early Mail Ballots may be obtained from the office of the School District Clerk, 515 North Avenue, New Rochelle, New York 10801, telephone No. (914) 576-4219, or downloaded from the School District’s Website, www.nred.org. Applications for Absentee and Early Mail Ballots must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than thirty (30) days before the election. Furthermore, such application must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or the voter’s designated agent. Upon receiving a timely request for a mailed Absentee or Early Mail Ballot, the District Clerk will mail the ballot to the address set forth in the application by no later than six (6) days before the vote. The Absentee and Early Mail Ballot must be received by the School District Clerk, 515 North Avenue, no later than 5:00 PM on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in order to be included in the canvass of votes. A list of persons to whom Absentee and Early Mail Ballots shall have been issued will be available for public inspection by any qualified voter between the hours of 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM Mondays through Fridays (except holidays) commencing May 14, 2026, until the day of the election at the office of the School District Clerk, 515 North Avenue, New Rochelle, New York 10801. Any qualified voter may, upon examination of such list, file a written challenge of the qualifications as a voter of any person whose name appears on such list, stating the reasons for such challenge. Such written challenge shall be transmitted by the School District Clerk to the Election Inspectors on Election Day. A challenge to an early mail voter may not be made on the basis that the voter should have applied for an Absentee Ballot. Any qualified voter present in the polling place has the right to object to the voting of an Absentee or Early Mail Ballot upon appropriate grounds for making the challenge and the reasons therefore known to an Election Inspector before the close of the polls. SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET AND ELECTION INFORMATION: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing on the Proposed 2026-2027 Annual Budget of the City School District of the City of New Rochelle will be held Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 7:00 PM in the Board Room, 515 North Ave, 2nd Floor, New Rochelle, 10801. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual School Election/Budget Vote of the City School District of the City of New Rochelle will be held Tuesday, May 19, 2026, between the hours of 7:00 AM and 9:00 PM, at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine upon the following items: 1. To elect two members of the Board of Education to serve at-large. The vacancies will be filled for five-year terms beginning on July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2031. The successful candidates receiving the highest and second-highest number of votes shall be entitled to the five-year terms. 2. To adopt the Annual Budget of the City School District of the City of New Rochelle for the fiscal year 2026-2027, and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property located within the School District, New Rochelle, New York. 3. To approve the following: SHALL the Bond Resolution of the City School District of the City of New Rochelle, New York, entitled: “BOND RESOLUTION OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK, ADOPTED MARCH 17, 2026, AUTHORIZING THE CONSTRUCTION OF VARIOUS BUILDING AND SITE IMPROVEMENTS; STATING THE ESTIMATED TOTAL COST THEREOF IS NOT TO EXCEED $35,000,000; APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT THEREFOR; AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $35,000,000 SERIAL BONDS OF SAID DISTRICT TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION,” BE APPROVED? 4. To approve propositions as the Board of Education may deem proper to place before the voters. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s budget for 2026-2027, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the School District during business hours, 9:00 AM through 4:30 PM, Monday throug