Budget hearing and school board election details for Mount Pleasant Central School District.

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION, MOUNT PLEASANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, OF THE TOWNS OF MOUNT PLEASANT AND NORTH CASTLE, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT a Budget Hearing of the Mount Pleasant Central School District, of the Towns of Mount Pleasant and North Castle, State of New York, will be held on May 6, 2026, at 7:30 PM, in the District Office, Westlake Drive, Thornwood, New York. This is in accordance with Education Law Section 1716(1). The purpose of said meeting will be: a. To receive from the Board of Education of the District a detailed statement in writing of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school purposes, exclusive of public monies, specifying the several purposes and the amount of each as provided by Section 1716 of the Education Law; b. Transact such other business as may lawfully come before such meeting. NOTICE IS FURTHER given that the Budget Vote and School Board Election will be held on May 19, 2026, between 7:00 AM and 9:00 PM, of said day in the Westlake High School Gymnasium, Westlake Drive, Thornwood, New York, for the purpose of voting upon the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures for the 2026 - 2027 school year for school purposes and for the election of two members of the Board of Education for terms expiring June 30, 2029. Petitions nominating candidates for the Board of Education must state the name and address of the candidate being nominated, have the signature and address of each person signing the petition, and must be filed with the Clerk of the District at her office, in the District Office, 825 Westlake Drive, Thornwood, New York between the hours of 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM, no later than Monday, April 20, 2026. The petition must contain at least 25 signatures of qualified voters. The Board of Education, having provided for personal registration of voters, and having designated qualified voters to constitute a Board of Registration for this District, such Board of Registration will meet to prepare the register of voters for said Meeting and Election between the hours of 5:00 PM and 8:00 PM, Tuesday, May 12, 2026 in Westlake High School, Westlake Drive, Thornwood, New York, and any persons shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon such register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration, he/she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school meeting or election for which such register is prepared, and further provided that any resident of the School District who is registered to vote in general elections is qualified to vote at said meeting without having his/her name placed upon the School District register of voters provided he/she voted at a general election at least once within the last four calendar years. Further, provided that any person who has previously registered to vote in any annual district meeting or election or special district meeting or election and who has voted at an annual district meeting or election, or special district meeting or election held during the past four years (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022) shall not be required to re-register. The Board of Education has also provided for registration of qualified voters at the District Office, Westlake Drive, Thornwood, New York, between the hours of 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM on any regular school day through May 14, 2026. The Board of Registration will also meet during the foregoing election in the Gymnasium of the Westlake High School, Westlake Drive, Thornwood, New York, on May 19, 2026, for the purpose of preparing the register for elections held subsequent to such election. The register prepared pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the District, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District at the Office of the Clerk of the District, District Office, Westlake Drive, Thornwood, New York, at the polling place on election day, as well as between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM on each of the five (5) days prior to the election excluding Sunday, May 17, 2026, except that on Saturday, May 16, 2026, it will only be available for inspection between the hours of 8:30 AM and 10:30 AM. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that applications for absentee and early mail ballots may be applied for at the Office of the District Clerk, located in the District Office of the Mount Pleasant CSD, 825 Westlake Drive, Thornwood, NY 10594. An application for an absentee or early mail ballot must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than thirty (30) days before the Annual Budget Vote/School Board Election. An application for an absentee or early mail ballot on the form prescribed by Section 2018-a and Section 2018-e of the Education Law must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the Annual Budget Vote/School Board Election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the Annual Budget Vote/School Board Election if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or his/her designated agent. Upon receiving a timely application for a mailed absentee or early mail ballot, the District Clerk will mail the ballot to the address designated on the application no later than six (6) days before the Annual Budget Vote/School Board Election. A list of all persons to whom absentee and early mail ballots shall have been issued will be available in the Office of the Clerk between the hours of 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM, except Saturday and Sunday. Military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district. Military voters who are qualified voters of the school district may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot. Military voter registration forms and military ballot application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk of the school district no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 23, 2026. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is (1) received in the office of the District Clerk before the close of the polls on election day and showing a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States government; or (2) received by the office of the District Clerk by no later than 5:00 p.m. on election day and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is associated to be not later than the day before the election. A copy of the detailed statement in writing of the amount of the money which will be required for the school year 2026 - 2027 for school purposes, specifying the several purposes and the amount of each, as provided by Section 1716 of the Education Law, may be obtained by any resident in the District between the hours of 8:00 AM and 3:00 PM on each day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the Annual Budget Vote/School Board Election as well as on the day of the vote at the office of the following: District Office Westlake Drive Thornwood, New York 10594 Westlake High School Westlake Drive Thornwood, New York 10594 Westlake Middle School Westlake Drive Thornwood, New York 10594 Columbus Elementary School 580 Columbus Avenue Thornwood, New York 10594 Hawthorne Elementary School Memorial Drive Hawthorne, New York 10532 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. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MOUNT PLEASANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWNS OF MOUNT PLEASANT AND NORTH CASTLE WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK DISTRICT CLERK AVISO LEGAL AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PRESUPUESTAL, VOTACIÓN DEL PRESUPUESTO Y ELECCIÓN DEL CONSEJO ESCOLAR, DISTRITO ESCOLAR CENTRAL DE MOUNT PLEASANT, DE LOS POBLADOS DE MOUNT PLEASANT Y NORTH CASTLE, CONDADO DE WESTCHESTER, NUEVA YORK. POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA QUE se llevará a cabo una audiencia presupuestaria del Distrito Escolar Central de Mount Pleasant, de las ciudades de Mount Pleasant y North Castle, estado de Nueva York, el 6 de mayo de 2026 a las 7:30 p.m., en la Oficina de Distrito, Westlake Drive, Thornwood, Nueva York. Esto se realiza de conformidad con la sección 1716(1) de la Ley de Educación. El propósito de dicha reunión será: a. Recibir del Consejo de Educación de