budget proposal

It’s not the residents who decide… it’s the residents who vote who decide! Be one of the decision-makers on the Batavia City School District's proposed budget and propositions; exercise your right to vote.

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Batavia High School and John Kennedy Intermediate School. Read or review the information provided below… all the whos whats, wheres and whens… and make your mark!

Decisions for May 21:

Item #1: Two Board of Education positions, for three-year terms beginning July 1, 2013, and ending June 30, 2016.

Proposition #1: The 2013-2014 School District Budget of $41,981,241, which is a 4.73-percent increase in the budget and a tax levy increase of 2 percent.

Proposition #2: "To change the current transportation eligibility distance requirements for K-12 students to the following: Grades K-1 -- no distance requirement (transportation upon request); Grades 2-8 -- greater than one mile; Grades K-12 -- outside city limits. 

Proposition #3: To vote upon a bond resolution for $3,841,000 to fund a capital improvements project that was adopted by the Board of Education on March 26, 2013. 

Read or Review Details Using These Links:

• To see Superintendent Chris Dailey and Business Administrator Scott Rozanski’s presentation of the proposed budget and propositions, as well as all Business Office documents pertaining to the proposed budget, click here.
• For summarized details about the vote, see the District’s budget newsletter, here.
• To read articles by the two Board of Education candidates, click here.

Vote at these Schools on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Note: streets are listed alphabetically, not geographically.)

Vote at John Kennedy School (look for signs for the appropriate entrance for voters) if you live in Election District #1, which includes all residences north of Main Street/Route 5:

City of Batavia -- Allanview Drive, Allen Street, Alva Place, Bank Street, Batavia City Centre, Belvedere Lane, Bogue Avenue, Bryant Street, Burke Drive, Buxton Avenue, Carolwood Drive, Chandler Avenue, Charles Street, Chase Park, Clinton Park, Clinton Street, Columbia Avenue, Crescent Court, Dellinger Avenue, Denio Street, Dennis Drive, Douglas Street, East Main Street (odd numbers), East Avenue, Eleanor Place, Ellicott Avenue, Ellsworth Avenue, Elm Street, Eugene Street, Evergreen Drive, Fairmont Avenue, Farwell Drive, Fisher Park, Fordham Drive, Garden Drive, Gateway Drive, Genesee Street, Grandview Terrace, Harrold Square, Hart Street, Hillside Drive, Holland Avenue, Holmes Avenue, Hull Park, Hutchins Place, Jefferson Avenue, Jefferson Square, Kingsbury Avenue, Lacrosse Avenue, Lewis Avenue, Lewis Place, 8351 Lewiston Road, Lincoln Avenue, MacArthur Drive, Main Street (even numbers), Manhattan Avenue, Margaret Place, Miller Avenue, Mix Place, Montclair Avenue, North Lyon Street, North Spruce Street, Naramore Drive, New York Place, Noonan Drive, Norris Avenue, North Park, North Pointe Drive, North Street, Northern Boulevard, Oak Street, Olyn Avenue, Park Avenue, 140-175 Park Road, Pickthorn Drive, Porter Avenue, Prospect Avenue, Raymond Avenue, Redfield Parkway, Richmond Avenue, Ross Street, Seneca Avenue, Soccio Street, State Street, Summit Street, Thomas Avenue, Tracy Avenue, Trumbull Parkway, Union Square, Union Street, Vernon Avenue, Verona Avenue, Vine Street, West Main Street (even numbers), Walker Place, Washington Avenue, West Avenue, Wiard Street, Willow Street, Woodcrest Drive, Woodrow Road.

Town of Batavia -- Arena Parkway, Bank Street Road, Bennett Heights, Clinton Street Road (4950-5133, even numbers: 5138-5268), Colonial Boulevard, Commerce Drive, Constable Drive, East Main Street Road (odd numbers), Federal Drive, Lewiston Road (all but #8351), North Bennett Heights, 8200-8330 Park Road, South Bennett Heights, Seven Springs Road (even numbers), State Street Road, Stringham Drive, Terry Hills Drive, Veterans Memorial Drive, Violet Lane, West Main Street Road (odd numbers).

Town of Stafford -- Clinton Street Road (even 5172-5292), East Lake Road, Horseshoe Lake Road, Main Road (odd numbers), Northwest Lake Road, Prole Road, South Lake Road, Seven Springs Road (odd numbers), West Lake Road.

Vote at Batavia High School if you live in Election District #2, which includes all residences south of Main Street/Route 5:

City of Batavia -- Adams Street, Apollo Drive, Birchwood Drive, Brooklyn Avenue, Buell Street, Cedar Street, Center Street, Central Avenue, Cherry Street, Chestnut Street, Clifton Avenue, Colorado Avenue, Cone Street, Court Street, Court Street Plaza, Crossman Avenue, Davis Avenue, Dawson Place, Dewey Avenue, East Main Street (even numbers), Edward Street, Elizabeth Street, Ellicott Place, Ellicott Street, Elmwood Avenue, Evans Street, Florence Avenue, Franklin Street, Ganson Avenue, Garfield Avenue, Goade Park, Graham Street, Hall Street, Harvester Avenue, Highland Park, Howard Street, Hutchins Street, Hyde Park, Jackson Avenue, Jackson Street, James Street, Jerome Place, Kibbe Avenue, Law Street, 1-480 Lehigh Avenue, Liberty Street, Linwood Avenue, Madison Avenue, Main Street (odd numbers), Maple Street, Masse Place, McKinley Avenue, Meadowcrest Drive, Mill Street, Morse Place, Morton Avenue, Oakland Avenue, Orleans Avenue, Osterhout Avenue, Otis Street, Pearl Street, Pollard Avenue, Pringle Avenue, Prune Street, River Street, Riverview Parkway, Roosevelt Avenue, South Jackson Street, South Lyon Street, South Spruce Street, South Swan Street, School Street, South Main Street, Spencer Court, Sumner Street, Swan Street, Thorpe Street, 1-3, 4(A,B,F,G), 6 Treadeasy Avenue, West Main Street (odd numbers), Wade Avenue, Walker Avenue, Wallace Street, Walnut Place, Walnut Street, Warren Street, Watson Street, Webster Avenue, Williams Street, Wood Street.

Town of Batavia -- Agpark Drive North, Agpark Drive West, Alexander Road, Batavia Bethany Townline Road, Batavia Stafford Townline Road (even numbers), Broadlawn Avenue, Creek Road, Donahue Road, East Main Street Road (even numbers), Edgewood Drive, Ellicott Street Road, Fairway Drive Haven Lane, 4640-8901 Lehigh Avenue, Lovers Lane Road, Pearl Street Road, Putnam Road, Rollin Circle East and West Rose Road, Shepard Road, South Main Street Road, Treadeasy Avenue, Valle Drive, Victorian Drive, West Main Street Road (even numbers), Woodland Drive, Wortendyke Road.

Town of Stafford -- Batavia Stafford Towline Road (odd numbers), Fargo Road, Main Road (even numbers), and Sweetland Road.

Questions? Call the District Business Office, 343-2480, ext. 1002.