Public hearing for the 2026-27 school budget on May 5, 2026.

PLEASANTVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT in the COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER PLEASANTVILLE, NEW YORK NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING AND ANNUAL BUDGET VOTE AND SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION May 19, 2026 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Education of the Pleasantville Union Free School District, Westchester County, New York, will hold a Public Hearing on the Budget of the qualified voters of the School District at the Pleasantville High School Library Media Center, 60 Romer Avenue, Pleasantville, New York on May 5, 2026, at 7:30 P.M. for the purpose of presenting the budget document for the 2026-27 school year. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for School District purposes during the 2026-27 school year (the Budget), exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the District during business hours, between 8:30 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. at the Office of the Board of Education, Pleasantville High School, 60 Romer Avenue, Pleasantville, New York and at each of the public schools in the District, during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Annual Budget Vote and School Board Election, except Saturday, Sunday or holidays. The Budget will also be available on the District website and at the Mount Pleasant Public Library. A Real Property Tax Exemption Report prepared in accordance with Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law will be annexed to any tentative/preliminary budget as well as the final adopted budget of which it will form a part; and shall be posted on District bulletin board(s) maintained for public notices, as well as on the District's website. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Annual Budget Vote and School Board Election of the qualified voters of the Pleasantville Union Free School District, Westchester County, New York will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in the Multi-Purpose Room of the Pleasantville Middle School, 40 Romer Avenue, Pleasantville, New York, between the hours of 6:30 A.M. and 9:00 P.M., prevailing time, when the polls will be open for the purpose of voting by voting machine: To elect TWO (2) members to the Board of Education, for a three-year term, commencing July 1, 2026, and expiring on June 30, 2029. To vote upon the Budget of the School District for the 2026-27 fiscal year and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the School District. To vote upon the following propositions: Pleasantville Union Free School District Capital Project 2026 PROPOSITION I RESOLVED: (a) That the Board of Education of the Pleasantville Union Free School District, in the County of Westchester, New York (the "District") is hereby authorized to undertake critical physical, safety and athletic infrastructure improvements at District buildings and sites (the "Project"), substantially as set forth in a plan prepared with the assistance of the District's architect and engineer (the "Plan"), which Plan is on file and available for public inspection at the office of the District Clerk; such Project consisting of (as and where required): HVAC, auditorium lighting, public address and security system upgrades; entrance safety upgrades, including ADA-accessible lift; track and field improvements and security fencing and gates; all of the foregoing to include the original furnishings, equipment, machinery, apparatus and ancillary or related site, the foregoing to include all original equipment, furnishings, machinery, apparatus and ancillary or related site, demolition, electrical and other work required in connection therewith; and to expend therefor, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and to the financing thereof, an amount not to exceed the estimated maximum cost of $8,250,000; provided that the costs of the individual components of the Project may be reallocated among such components if the Board of Education shall determine that such reallocation is in the best interests of the School District; (b) that a tax is hereby voted in an aggregate amount of not to exceed $8,250,000 to pay the cost of the Project, such tax to be levied and collected in installments in such years and in such amounts as shall be determined by said Board of Education; (c) that in anticipation of said tax, bonds of the District are hereby authorized to be issued in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $8,250,000 and a tax is hereby voted to pay the interest on said bonds as the same shall become due and payable; and (d) that the Board of Education of the District is authorized to expend $3,600,000, plus any interest earnings thereon, from the District's Capital Reserve Fund known as "Buildings and Facilities Improvement Reserve Fund," which was established on May 17, 2022 pursuant to Section 3651 of the Education Law, and not to exceed $370,000 of funds on hand and available or expected to be available in the District's General Fund's unassigned fund balance, to pay a portion of the cost of the Project, and any such funds expended therefor shall offset and reduce the amount of taxes herein authorized to be levied and the amount of bonds herein authorized to be issued. PROPOSITION II RESOLVED: (a) That the Board of Education of the Pleasantville Union Free School District, in the County of Westchester, New York (the "District") is hereby authorized to undertake instructional and athletic facility improvements at District buildings and sites (the "Project"), substantially as set forth in a plan prepared with the assistance of the District's architect and engineer (the "Plan"), which Plan is on file and available for public inspection at the office of the District Clerk; such Project consisting of (as and where required): reconfiguration and/or reconstruction of interior space for STEAM-related instruction; playground, recreation area, field and court enhancements; retaining wall improvements; construction of a concession building with restrooms and the installation of athletic field lights; the foregoing to include all original equipment, furnishings, machinery, apparatus and ancillary or related site, demolition, electrical and other work required in connection therewith; and to expend therefor, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and to the financing thereof, an amount not to exceed the estimated maximum cost of $9,250,000; provided that the costs of the individual components of the Project may be reallocated among such components if the Board of Education shall determine that such reallocation is in the best interests of the School District; (b) that a tax is hereby voted in the aggregate amount of not to exceed $9,250,000 to pay such total cost of the Project, said tax to be levied and collected in installments in such years and in such amounts as shall be determined by said Board of Education; and (c) that in anticipation of said tax, bonds of the District are hereby authorized to be issued in the principal amount of not to exceed $9,250,000 and a tax is hereby voted to pay the interest on said bonds as the same shall become due and payable. Such Propositions shall appear on the ballots used for voting at said Annual District Meeting and Election in substantially the following condensed form: Pleasantville Union Free School District Capital Project 2026 PROPOSITION I YES NO RESOLVED: (a) That the Board of Education of the Pleasantville Union Free School District, in the County of Westchester, New York (the "District") is hereby authorized to undertake critical physical, safety and athletic infrastructure improvements at District buildings and sites (the "Project"), substantially as set forth in a plan prepared with the assistance of the District's architect and engineer (the "Plan"), and to expend therefor an amount not to exceed the estimated total cost of $8,250,000; (b) that a tax is hereby voted in an aggregate amount of not to exceed $8,250,000 to pay the cost of the Project, such tax to be levied and collected in installments in such years and in such amounts as shall be determined by said Board of Education; (c) that in anticipation of said tax, bonds of the District are hereby authorized to be issued in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $8,250,000 and a tax is hereby voted to pay the interest on said bonds as the same shall become due and payable; and (d) that the Board of Education of the District is authorized to expend $3,600,000, plus any interest earnings thereon, from the District's Capital Reserve Fund known as "Buildings and Facilities Improvement Reserve Fund", which was established on May 17, 2022 pursuant to Section 3651 of the Education Law, and not to exceed $370,000 of funds on hand and available or expected to be available in the District's General Fund's unassigned fund balance, to pay a portion of the cost of the Project, and any such funds expended therefor shall offset and reduce the amount of taxes herein authorized to be levied and the amoun