Understanding Your School Taxes & The Budget

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Budget Information

TBD - Budget Workshop: Initial Review of the Budget

TBD - BOE Meeting Second Review of the Budget

TBD - BOE Meeting Final Review of the Budget

TBD- Board of Education Candidate Petitions Due - No Later Than 4 pm

School Budget Information Session: TBD at Apalachin Elementary School

School Budget Public Hearing: TBD in the Board of Education Room, OA District Office

School Budget Vote and Board of Education Election: TBD from Noon to 8:00 PM (Apalachin Elementary School and the OACSD District Office - Board of Education Room)

Contact the district clerk directly to request an absentee ballot (607) 687-6215 or email vote@oacsd.org. Absentee ballots must be received by the district clerk by 5 pm on TBD. They can be dropped off at the district office, 5 Sheldon Guile Boulevard, Owego. You may place them in the blue drop box or bring them to the district clerk inside the building.

You are eligible to vote if you are 18 years of age as of TBD, a citizen of the United States, and have been a resident of the school district for 30 days before today. You do not need to be registered with the Board of Elections, but you must show a valid photo identification.

Vote in person at the OACSD District Office - Board of Education Room or Apalachin Elementary School from Noon to 8:00 pm on TBD. (Location is based on residency.)

If you have questions about your voting location, please contact the district clerk directly at (607) 687-6215 or email Vote@oacsd.org.

Or by using Let’s Talk! - https://www.oacsd.org/page/lets-talk.

2025-2026 BOE Election and Budget Vote Results

Owego Apalachin Central School District

2025-2026 School Budget Vote and Board of Education Election Results

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Voters in the Owego Apalachin Central School District on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, voted to approve the district’s proposed 2025-2026 school budget of $59,769,964. The budget had a tax levy increase of 1.99 percent.

The final vote was:

Yes:  585       

No:  297  

In the second proposition, voters approved the purchase of 5 school buses by the following count:

Yes:  601  

No:  278

The two Board of Education Candidates elected for the two seats were:

Linda Gretz and Theresa Heimbuecher

Votes Per Candidate

Linda Gretz:  569

Theresa Heimbuecher: 183

Ted McDonald: 128

(40 additional people received votes - contact the district clerk for additional information.)

Voters approved the additional taxpayer funding for the Apalachin Public Library. 

Yes:  604  

No: 277

Click here for the PDF version of the letter: https://5il.co/3gqbl.