School Budgets, Board of Education Races Set for May 21 Votes

Voters in local school districts will be going to the polls on Tuesday, May 21 to decide on proposed budgets for the 2013-14 school year and candidates for the Board of Education. The following is a quick glance on what residents will be facing.

Lakeland

Budget: $160.3 million

Mohansic Elementary School 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.Tax Hikes: 1.3% Yorktown; 4.6% Cortlandt; 4% PutnamValley; 1.4% Somers; 2.5% Philipstown

Board of Education: (Three open seats) Incumbents Elizabeth Kogler, Steve Korn and Steve Rosen

Voting Location: Van Cortlandtville Elementary School 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Yorktown

Budget: $93.99 million

Tax Hike: 2.17%

Board of Education: (Three open seats) Incumbents Karen Corrado, Peter Bisaccia and Thomas Donatelli

Voting Location:

Hendrick Hudson

Budget: $72.11 million

Tax Hike: 1% Cortlandt; -2.93% Peekskill

Board of Education: (Three open seats) Incumbents Marion Walsh, Carson Jacobs and Carol Popolow Abraham

Voting Location: Frank G. Lindsey Elementary School 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Peekskill

Budget: $78.4 million

Tax Hike: 3.66%

Board of Education: (Three open seats) Incumbent Michael Simpkins, Adriana Ariza, Shannon Casiano, Jillian Clausen, Rolv (Nick) Nicolaysen, Maria Pereira

Voting Location: PeekskillHigh School 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Ossining

Budget: $110.4 million

Tax Hikes: 3.5% Ossining; 7.43% New Castle; 5.07% Yorktown

Board of Education: (Two open seats) Incumbent Bill Kress, Carlos Desmaras, Lisa Murray

Voting Location: OssiningHigh School 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Somers

Budget: $83.78 million

Tax Hike: 3.5%

Board of Education: (Three open seats) Incumbent Ifay Chang, Incumbent Donna Rosenblum, Karen Frieri, Joseph Marra, Richard Wagner

Voting Location: Somers Middle School 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Croton-Harmon

Budget: $44.59 million

Tax Hikes: 2.59% Cortlandt; -1% Yorktown

Board of Education: (Two open seats) Yariv Alpher, Brian Aspinwall, Iris Bugliosi, Joshua Diamond, Jason Stern

Voting Location:CrotonHarmonHigh School 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.