Voters approve OA School Budget

[By Wendy Post]

Voters in the Owego Apalachin Central School District on Tuesday, May 19, voted to approve the district’s proposed 2026-2027 school budget of $63,567,555. The budget included a 17.10 in the district tax levy. 

We published last week that the increase is strictly a technical accounting change. Officials noted that “the increase is actually the $3,183,700 payment from Stagecoach Pipeline moving from one category to another. The Tax Levy increase for residents remains at 0%.” 

You can read that story at https://tinyurl.com/5dfp2r6y.

For Tuesday’s vote, the final tally was Yes: 636, and No: 245.

In the second proposition, voters approved the purchase of five school buses by the following count: Yes: 638, No: 241.

The three Board of Education candidates elected for the three seats were Jessica Silvanic, Michael Aubel, and Joseph Palladino. Jessica received 676 votes, Michael received 669, and Joseph Palladino received 668 votes. 

Voters approved the additional taxpayer funding for the Apalachin Public Library by the following count: Yes: 639 and No: 242.