Public hearing and budget vote for Hadley-Luzerne Central School District scheduled for May 2026.

Annual Legal Ad 2026

TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE HADLEY‑ LUZERNE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT




LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the Hadley-Luzerne Central School District will be held at the Large Group Instructional Room of the Stuart M. Townsend Elementary School, 27 Hyland Drive Lake Luzerne, New York, on Monday, May 11 , 2026 at 6:30 p.m., prevailing time for the presentation of the proposed 2026-2027 Budget. The budget will be available for review beginning May 4, 2026 at the Hadley-Luzerne Central School District Offices, 27 Hyland Drive Lake Luzerne, New York and posted on the website maintained by the school district www.hlcs.org.




AND NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the annual meeting of the qualified voters of the Hadley- Luzerne Central School District, will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 between the hours of 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m., prevailing time, at the Stuart M. Townsend Elementary School, 27 Hyland Drive, Lake Luzerne, New York, at which time the polls will be opened to voting by machine and/or ballot on the following items:




 1.  To elect one (1) member to the Hadley-Luzerne Central School District Board of Education, at large, to a three (3) year term, commencing on July 1, 2026 and expiring on June 30, 2029. The Hadley-Luzerne Central School Board of Education member incumbents are Eddie Joe Moulton, whose terms expire on June 30, 2026.




 1.  To elect one (1) member to the Board of Trustees of the Rockwell Falls Public Library, at large, to a three (3) year term, commencing on July 1, 2026 and expiring on June 30, 2029 due to their expired term of Josh Jacquard.




 1. 3. To adopt the annual budget of the Hadley Luzerne Central School District for the fiscal year 2026-2027 and to authorize the requisite portion therefore to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District.




 1. 4. To adopt the following proposition(s):




PROPOSITION I – PURCHASE OF TWO (2) SCHOOL BUSES

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education is hereby authorized to acquire two (2) 66 passenger diesel school buses at a maximum estimated cost not to exceed $425,818 which is estimated to be the maximum cost thereof, to expend such sum for such purpose, levy the necessary tax therefore taking into account state aid received, to be levied and collected in annual installments in such years and in such amounts as may be determined by the Board of Education and in anticipation of the collection of such tax, issue bonds and notes of the District at one time or from time to time in the principal amount not to exceed $425,818 and levy a tax to pay the interest on such obligations when due.




PROPOSITION II – PURCHASE OF ONE (1) MAINTENANCE TRUCK

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education is hereby authorized to (1) acquire one (1) maintenance truck, at a cost not to exceed $75,000, which is estimated to be the maximum cost thereof; (2) expend such sum for such purpose, including the expenditure of $25,000 from the General Fund; (3) levy the necessary tax therefore, to be levied and collected in annual installments in such years and in such amounts as may be determined by the Board of Education in accordance with Section 416 of Education Law, taking into account state aid and the amount expended from the General Fund; and (4) in anticipation of the collection of such tax, issue bonds, notes and/or installment purchase contracts of the District at one time or from time to time in the principal amount not to exceed $50,000, and levy a tax to pay the interest on said obligations when due.




PROPOSITION III – ESTABLISH EQUIPMENT RESERVE FUND

RESOLVED, that the Board of Education of the Hadley-Luzerne Central School District be authorized to (a) establish an Equipment Reserve Fund pursuant to §3651 of the New York Education Law in an amount not to exceed $500,000, with a probable term of ten (10) years, to be used to pay the cost of the acquisition of equipment including, but not limited to, technology and operation and maintenance equipment and vehicles, (b) transfer $50,000 from the Workers’ Compensation Reserve Fund and $50,000 from the Tax Certiorari Reserve Fund to the Equipment Reserve Fund, and (c) appropriate from time to time available fund balance and/or other legally available funds of the School District to such Equipment Reserve Fund?




PROPOSITION IV – ROCKWELL FALLS PUBLIC LIBRARY FUNDING

RESOLVED that, pursuant to Sections 259 and 260 of the Education Law, the Board of Trustees of the Rockwell Falls Public Library will submit the following question to the voters at the annual meeting of the Hadley-Luzerne Central School District to be held on May 19, 2026:




Shall the sum of $250,000 be raised by annual levy of tax upon the taxable real property within the Hadley-Luzerne Central School District for the purpose of funding the operating budget of the Rockwell Falls Public Library?




Such proposition requires a sixty percent (60%) majority vote due to exceeding the Rockwell Falls Public Library’s tax cap.




 1. 5. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to the Education Law of the State of New York.




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 the 2026-2027 school year, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the District during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the Annual Meeting except Saturdays and Sundays or holidays, at District school buildings during business hours of 8:00 am and 3:00 pm , prevailing time and also at said Annual District Meeting. Copies shall also be posted on the website maintained by the District (www.hlcs.org).




The election and budget vote shall be by machine and/or ballot. The hours during which the polls shall be kept open shall be from 12:00 noon to 8:00 p.m. prevailing time or for as long thereafter as necessary to enable qualified voters who are in the polling place at 8:00 p.m. to cast their ballots.




AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating a candidate for the office of member of the Board of Education of the Hadley-Luzerne Central School District to fill one (1) expired term for three (3) years, must be filed with the Hadley Luzerne School District Clerk at the Superintendent’s office, not later than April 20, 2026 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Each petition must be directed to the District Clerk, must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District or 2% of the registered voters of the District who voted in the previous annual election, whichever is greater and must state the name and residence of the candidate that shall fill the vacancy “At Large”. Nominating petitions may be obtained at the Office of District Clerk, Stuart M. Townsend Elementary School, 27 Hyland Drive, Lake Luzerne, during regular school hours.




AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating a candidate for the office of member of the Board of Trustees of the Rockwell Falls Public Library to fill one (1) expired term, expiring on June 30, 2026 must be filed with the Hadley Luzerne School District Clerk at the Superintendent’s office, not later than April 20, 2026 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Each petition must be directed to the District Clerk, must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District or 2% of the registered voters of the District who voted in the previous annual election, whichever is greater and must state the name and residence of the candidate that shall fill the vacancy “At Large”. The candidate who receives the highest total number of votes cast in their favor shall fill the (3) three-year term ending in 2029. Nominating petitions may be obtained at the Office of District Clerk, Stuart M. Townsend Elementary School, 27 Hyland Drive, Lake Luzerne, during regular school hours.




AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that applications for early mail and absentee ballots will be obtainable and are returnable no earlier than April 20, 2025 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, except holidays, from the District Clerk. Completed applications for early mail and absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days prior to the vote if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, May 12, 2026; or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter, May 18, 2026. Early mail and absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 19, 2026.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, a list of all persons to whom early mail ballots, absentee ballots and military ballots have been issued will be available in the office of the District Clerk at the Stuart M. Townsend Elementary School, on each of the five days prior to the day of the elec