On May 20, Fayetteville-Manlius School District voters:
- Approved the district’s $116 million 2025-26 budget proposal
- Approved the bus purchase proposition
- Elected three board of education members
- Approved 2 public library budget proposals
The budget proposition passed with 63.3% voter approval; 1,198 yes votes and 695 no votes.
The district received 148 absentee ballots.
Proposition Results
More information about both the propositions and the board members who have been elected is available at www.fmschools.org/budget-finance.
School Budget
A $116,419,548 budget for the 2025-26 school year that increases spending by 4.64% ($5,164,669) and carries a 3.56% tax levy increase: 1,198 yes; 695 no.
School Bus Proposition
Purchase six new school buses and two minivans used for student transport, at a total cost not to exceed $1,513,315: 1,134 yes; 756 no.
Board of Education Election
Five candidates sought election to three open board of education seats. They are:
Jon D. Van Valkenburg: 1,030 votes
Angelique Massey: 838 votes
Gavin Goodwin: 435 votes
Sarah Rose Pinsky: 1,186 votes
Sarah Fitzgerald: 1,332 votes
Library propositions
Fayetteville Free Library, $2,089,500: 1,243 yes; 650 no.
Manlius Library, $1,514,703: 1,311 yes; 581 no.