Public hearing and annual meeting for South Lewis Central School District budget and elections.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, ANNUAL MEETING, BUDGET AND ELECTION




NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a public hearing of the Board of Education of the South Lewis Central School District, Lewis County, New York, will be held in the South Lewis Central School District building in said District on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. (EDST), for the items to be voted on. The budget will be available for review on May 5, 2026, at the South Lewis School District Office, Turin, New York and at the Constableville Public Library, the Greig Community Library, the Lyons Falls Free Library, the Port Leyden Community Library and at the B. Elizabeth Strong Memorial (Turin) Library. The Tax Exemption Report will also be available for review on May 5, 2026, at the South Lewis District Office, Turin, New York.




NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the annual meeting of the qualified voters of the South Lewis Central School District, Lewis County, New York, will be held at the South Lewis Central School District building in said District on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, between the hours of noon and 8:00 p.m. (EDST), at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine upon the following items:

 1. To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2026-2027 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District.
 2. To authorize the purchase of four (4) 65-passenger diesel student transportation vehicles and one (1) SUV for student transportation for the fiscal year 2026-2027 and authorize as much as may be necessary to be raised by the levy of the tax upon the taxable property of said school district and collected in annual installments as provided by §416 of the Education Law and in anticipation of such tax, obligations of said school district shall be issued.
 3. To elect two members of the Board for a five-year term commencing July 1, 2026, and expiring on June 30, 2031, and to succeed the seats of Mrs. Blake Place and Mrs. Jessica Carpenter, whose terms expire on June 30, 2026. And to elect one member of the Board to a one-year term commencing July 1, 2026, and expiring on June 30, 2027, and to succeed the appointed seat of Mrs. Lucy Austin, seat originally held by Dawn Ludovici, whose term expires on June 30, 2027.




Item 1:

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 District during business hours beginning Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at the South Lewis District Office, Turin, New York.

Item 2:

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed with the Clerk of said School District at the South Lewis School District Office not later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 20, 2026. Each petition shall be directed to the Clerk of the District and shall be signed by at least twenty-five (25) voters of the District and must state the name and address of the candidate.

Item 3:

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the qualified voters of the School District shall be entitled to vote at said annual vote and election. A qualified voter is one who is (1) a citizen of the United States of America, (2) eighteen years of age or older, (3) a resident within the School District for a period of thirty (30) days next preceding the annual vote and election.

Item 4:

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that qualified voters of the District may obtain applications

for an absentee ballot or an early voting ballot from the office of the Clerk of the District. Completed applications must be received by the Clerk of the District no later than 4:00 P.M. on May 18, 2026, and must be received no later than 4:00 P.M. on May 12, 2026, if the absentee ballot or an early voting ballot is to be mailed to the voter. Completed applications received after 4:00 P.M. on May 12, 2026, will require the voter to personally appear at the office of the Clerk of the District to receive an absentee ballot or an early voting ballot. A listing of all persons to whom an absentee ballot or an early voting ballot is issued will be available for inspection by any qualified voter in the office of the Clerk of the District between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. during each of the 5 business days prior to the election.




NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that military ballots may be applied for by qualified voters by requesting an application from the District Clerk at 315-348-2500 or vcanova@southlewis.org. Completed applications for military ballots must be received by the Clerk no later than 5:00 P.M. on April 24, 2026. In a request for a military ballot application or ballot, the military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application or ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail.




Vera Lucia B. Canova

District Clerk

South Lewis Central School District

County of Lewis, New York

March 26, 2026