(Information taken from Port Jervis School District website) https://www.pjschools.org/departments/business-office/budget
Board of Education Candidates (In Alphabetical Order)
JUDY AMATO Board Candidate
NANCY DUNN Board Candidate
BILL ONOFRY Board Candidate
FLO SANTINI Board Candidate
MICHAEL WITT Board Candidate
The three candidates with the highest number of votes will receive three-year terms. The fourth highest candidate will receive a one-year term.
Ballot Information
Proposition #1 - Budget Vote:
Shall the Board of Education be authorized to expend $90,578,206 to meet estimated expenditures for the 2023-2024 school year and to levy taxes therefore?
Proposition #2 - Capital Project, Phase III:
Shall the Board of Education authorize the issuance of not to exceed $3,200,000 aggregate principal amount of Serial General Obligation Bonds and the expenditure of $9,125,000 from available fund balance to finance the construction, reconstruction, renovation and improvement of various school district buildings, facilities and sites, including athletic fields, the acquisition of original furnishings, equipment, machinery or apparatus required for the purpose for which such buildings, facilities and sites, including athletic fields, are to be used, and the payment of costs incidental thereto?
Proposition #3 - Purchase of 150 Pike Street:
Shall the Board of Education of the Port Jervis City School District be authorized to purchase from 150 Pike Street Limited Partnership, at a price not to exceed $1,700,000, together with closing costs, certain real property known by street address 146-150 Pike Street, Port Jervis New York and designated as Section 12; Block 8, Lot 14, as more fully described in a legal description on file in the Office of the District Clerk; which sale shall be on substantially the terms and conditions set forth in a contract of sale, on file in the Office of the District Clerk?
Proposition #4 - Land Swap with the City of Port Jervis:
Shall the Board of Education be authorized to convey a parcel of School District real property located at 3 Mary Street and 9 Sullivan Avenue, Port Jervis New York (Parcel ID Section 8, Block 8, Lots 2 and 17) to the City of Port Jervis to be used for City and other public purposes in exchange for a parcel of land located 108 East Main Street, Port Jervis, New York (Section 9, Block 3 Lot 48), to be used for school purposes at the Port Jervis Middle School, on substantially the terms and conditions set forth in an Inter-Municipal Agreement, and on file in the School District Office?
Proposition #5 - Amendment of Student Walking Distances: Shall the Board of Education of the Port Jervis City School District modify its public school transportation eligibility, effective at the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year, to provide transportation for elementary students residing more than 0.5 miles from the school they legally attend; and to provide transportation for secondary students residing more than 1.0 mile from the school they legally attend?
Where do I VOTE?
2023 POLLING LOCATIONS - Port Jervis City School District These locations ONLY apply to School District Elections Due to the Capital Project, Voting at the Middle School Location is Suspended until Further Notice
Election Polling Location #1 Port Jervis High School All States Gymnasium
10 Route 209, Port Jervis, NY
This Polling Location Serves these Designated Areas:
City of Port Jervis General Election District No. 1; City of Port Jervis Wards 1, 2, 3, 4
Town of Deerpark General Election District Nos. 3, 4, 5, 7;
Section of the Town of Forestburgh General Election District No. 1; commonly referred to as the Rio District*
**The polling location entrance is by the four Red Modulars across from Chase Field & the Concession Stand - Please see signs for parking locations
Election Polling Location #2 Hamilton Bicentennial Elementary School
929 Route 209, Cuddebackville, NY
This Polling Location Serves these Designated Areas:
Town of Deerpark General Election District Nos. 1, 2, and 6;
Section of the Town of Mamakating General Election District No. 4*;
Section of the Town of Forestburgh General Election District No. 1*, commonly referred to as Oakland Valley;
Section of the Town of Mount Hope General Election District Nos. 3 & 4*
*Section is located within the Port Jervis City School District
Questions? Not sure where to vote?
Please call the District Clerk’s Office, (845) 858-3100, ext. 5511.
Note: There is also information about absentee voting (and more) on the school district website at: