BKW Central School District residents will go to the polls on Tuesday, May 17, to vote on a proposed $24.69 million budget for the 2022-23 school year. Voting will be held from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the elementary school cafeteria. Click here for complete budget information The proposed spending plan for 2022-23 totals …

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Overview On May 17, 2022, BKW Central School District residents will be asked to vote on the proposed purchase of property located next to the school, at 1772 Helderberg Trail, for a price not to exceed $410,000. May 17 is the also the statewide date of the annual school budget vote and Board of Education …

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Gary Kolanchick can’t help but feel nostalgic when he thinks back on the many years he spent working from the big grey building at 1772 Helderberg Trail. Today, happily retired, he makes his home in Kittery, Maine, driving his electric car across the border for his morning swim in Portsmouth, NH, to stay in shape. …

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The BKW Board of Education on March 28 approved a $24.68 million proposed budget for the 2022-23 school year which lowers the district tax levy while maintaining all current educational programming. The proposed spending plan for 2022-23 totals $24,688,027 and represents a spending increase of 4.29 percent or $1,015,779 over the current year budget and …

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