Kendall school budget proposes 2.95% tax increase
2 seek one spot on Board of Education
KENDALL – Eligible voters 18 and older in the Kendall school district will vote on a proposed budget, propositions and also will elect a member to the Board of Education.
Voting is from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at the Kendall Town Hall, 1873 Kendall Rd.
The district is proposing a $21,424,159 budget, which is up by 2.40 percent or by $502,327 from the $20,921,832 in 2024-25. The district has 708 students.
The proposed tax levy would increase 2.95 percent or by $147,922 from $5,014,303 to $5,162,224. The tax rate of $10.60 per $1,000 of assessed property is amongst the lowest in the region, Kendall school officials said.
State aid covers 67 percent of the budget or $14,427,435.
The budget will be proposition one on the ballot today.
Other propositions include:
Proposition 2 – Vehicle Capital Reserve Fund Usage to allow spending up to $350,000 to purchase purchase of transportation vehicles to replace existing vehicles in the transportation program.
Proposition 3 – Establish a Vehicle Capital Reserve Fund at a sum not to exceed $10 million. It will be used towards future vehicle purchases.
Proposition 4 – Building Capital Reserve Fund Usage to allow an increase to the local funding of the $12.68 million capital improvement project. The sum may not exceed $260,000.
Board of Education – There are two candidates for one five-year term.
Bryan Hardenbrook, a machinist with SPX Flow Rochester, is married with two children.
“I would like to continue to serve Kendall, my lifelong home,” he stated in the school newsletter. “I have the perspective of a parent of a special needs student, a firefighter, a graduate of a CTE program – I would like to continue to use my experiences to help the community I love.”
Scott Martin, an engineer and member of MCC faculty, he has three children in the Kendall school district.
“I am a US Army vet having served in both Iraq and Afghanistan,” he said in the school newsletter. “I am currently an Engineer at SPX Flow and Faculty at MCC teaching Engineering and Technology courses.
“I have three kids at Kendall Elementary and volunteer as a youth baseball, football and basketball coach in Hamlin and Kendall. My goal is to make sure Kendall remains one of the top schools in the county and teaches our children what they need to grow and be successful adults. I will ensure district decisions are transparent and parents are not left in the dark wondering what’s in their child’s curriculum. I believe the best way for my children to be successful after high school is for them to have the best education possible, and I want to do my part to help make that happen.”
