LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION
GUILDERLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing of the qualified voters of the Guilderland Central School District, Albany County, Guilderland, New York, will be held on May 6, 2025 at 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, at Guilderland High School, 8 School Road, Guilderland Center, New York, for the presentation of the budget for the school year July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that said vote and election will be held on May 20, 2025 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, at the following election districts:
School Election District No. 1     Altamont Elementary School, 117 Grand Street, Altamont, New York
School Election District No. 2    Guilderland Elementary School, 2225 Western Avenue, Guilderland, New York
School Election District No. 3    Lynnwood Elementary School, 8 Regina Drive, Schenectady, New York
School Election District No. 4    Westmere Elementary School, 6270 Johnston Road, Albany, New York
School Election District No. 5    Pine Bush Elementary School, 3437 Carman Road, Schenectady, New York at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine upon the following items:
To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2025-2026 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District;    
For the election of four (4) members to the Board of Education;
Upon the appropriation of an amount sufficient to operate the Guilderland School District Public Library separate and apart from the Annual School District Budget and authorizing the levy of taxes therefore;
For the election of four (4) Trustee to the Board of Trustees of the Guilderland Public Library.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that two Bond Propositions in substantially the following form shall be presented to the qualified voters of the District at such Annual District Meeting and Election:
BOND PROPOSITION #1
RESOLVED:
(a)    That the Board of Education of the Guilderland Central School District, in the County of Albany, New York (the “District”), is hereby authorized to purchase school buses, a truck and related equipment for use by the District, and to expend therefor, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, an amount not to exceed the estimated total cost of $1,352,700;
(b)    that a tax is hereby voted in the aggregate amount of not to exceed $1,352,700 to pay such cost, said tax to be levied and collected in installments in such years and in such amounts as shall be determined by said Board of Education; and
(c)    that in anticipation of said tax, bonds of the District are hereby authorized to be issued in the principal amount of not to exceed $1,352,700 and a tax is hereby voted to pay the interest on said bonds as the same shall become due and payable.
BOND PROPOSITION #2
RESOLVED:
(a)    That the Board of Education of the Guilderland Central School District, in the County of Albany, New York (the “District”), is hereby authorized to construct alterations and improvements to District buildings and/or sites (the “Project”) substantially as referred to and described as “2025 Total Cost - Priority 1” items in the plan entitled “District Wide Analysis & Prioritization,” prepared with the assistance of Turner and CSArch (the “Plan”), which Plan is on file and available for public inspection at the office of the District Clerk, including (as and where required):  the construction of building additions to provide for new performing arts/fine arts, music, multi-purpose and other space; interior reconstruction and space reconfiguration including the renovation of classrooms, science, kitchen and other space; roof replacements and/or reconstruction; improvements to the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, public address, security/safety and other systems; corridor improvements, including the replacemeent of floors, lighting, signage and lockers; the acquisition and installation of promethean boards; site enhancements/reconstruction, including sidewalk, pavement, drainage and field grading improvements; gymnasium improvements; transportation improvements, including overhead door and bus lift replacements; and demolition of existing District office building; all of the foregoing to include the original equipment, machinery, furnishings, apparatus, and all ancillary, site, demolition and other work required in connection therewith; and to expend therefor, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto and to the financing thereof, an amount not to exceed the estimated total cost of $57,259,705; provided that the estimated costs of the components of the Project as set forth in detail in the Plan may be reallocated among such components if the Board of Education shall determine that such reallocation is in the best interests of the District;
(b)    that the amount of $4,525,000 from the District’s “Capital Reserve Fund-2017”, approved by the voters of the District on May 16, 2017, is hereby authorized to be expended to pay a portion of the cost of the Project, and such expenditure is hereby approved; and
(c)    that a tax in the amount of not to exceed $52,734,705 is hereby voted to pay the balance of the cost of the Project, such tax to be levied and collected in installments in such years and in such amounts as shall be determined by said Board of Education; and that in anticipation of said tax, the Board of Education is authorized to issue bonds of the District in the principal amount of not to exceed $52,734,705, and a tax is hereby voted to pay the interest on said bonds as the same shall become due and payable.
Such Bond Propositions shall appear on the ballots used for voting at said Annual District Meeting and Election in substantially the following condensed form:
BOND PROPOSITION #1
RESOLVED:
(a)  That the Board of Education of the Guilderland Central School District, in the County of Albany, New York (the “District”), is hereby authorized to purchase school buses, a truck and related equipment for use by the District, and to expend $1,352,700 therefor (b) that a tax is hereby voted in the aggregate amount of not to exceed $1,352,700 to pay such cost, said tax to be levied and collected in installments in such years and in such amounts as shall be determined by said Board of Education; and  (c)  that in anticipation of said tax, bonds of the District are hereby authorized to be issued in the principal amount of not to exceed $1,352,700 and a tax is hereby voted to pay the interest on said bonds as the same shall become due and payable.
BOND PROPOSITION #2
RESOLVED:
That the Board of Education of the Guilderland Central School District, in the County of Albany, New York (the “District”), is hereby authorized to construct alterations and improvements to District buildings and/or sites, substantially as referred to and described as “2025 Total Cost - Priority 1” items in the plan entitled “District Wide Analysis & Prioritization,” prepared with the assistance of Turner and CSArch, and to expend an amount not to exceed the estimated total cost of $57,259,705 therefor; (b)  that the amount of $4,525,000 from the District’s “Capital Reserve Fund-2017”, approved by the voters of the District on May 16, 2017, is hereby authorized to be expended to pay a portion of said cost, and such expenditure is hereby approved; and (c) that a tax in the amount of not to exceed $52,734,705 is hereby voted to pay the balance of said cost, such tax to be levied and collected in installments in such years and in such amounts as shall be determined by said Board of Education; and that in anticipation of said tax, the Board of Education is authorized to issue bonds of the District in the principal amount of not to exceed $52,734,705, and a tax is hereby voted to pay the interest on said bonds as the same shall become due and payable.
 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board of Education of the Guilderland Central School District that the following proposition be presented to the voters at the annual meeting of the School District on May 20, 2025:
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required to fund the School District’s budget for fiscal year 2025-2026, exclusive of public monies, may be obtained by any resident of the District during business hours beginning April 29, 2025, except Saturday and Sunday, at the Administration Office, 8 School Road, Guilderland Center, New York, and at each of the following schools:  Altamont Elementary School, Guilderland Elementary School, Lynnwood Elementary School, Pine Bush Elementary School, Westmere Elementary School, Farnsworth Middle School, and Guilderland High School, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education for three (3) vacancies of three (3) years each and one (1) vacancy for two (2) years or for the office of trustee of the Guilderland Public Library for four (4) vacancies of three (3) years, must be filed with the Clerk of the District no later than April 21, 2025 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at the Administrative Offices, 8 School Road, Guilderland Center, New York.  Each petition must be signed by at least forty seven (47) qualified voters of the District with their addresses for the office of the Board of Education and for the office of the trustee of the Guilderland Public Library, and said petition must state the name and residence of the candidate.  Vacancies on the Board of Education or Guilderland Public Library shall not be considered separate; specific offices and the nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated.  Candidates receiving a plurality of the votes cast respectively for the several offices shall be declared elected in accordance with the provisions of Section 2034 of the Education Law, with the top three Board of Education candidates each being awarded a three (3) year term and the one (1) remaining candidate one (1) year term and the top four (4) Guilderland Public Library candidates being awarded a three (3) year term.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable during business hours from the District Clerk; completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter.  Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on May 20, 2025.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for early mail ballots will be obtainable during school business hours from the District Clerk, applications will be accepted by the District Clerk beginning April 22, 2025; completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter.  Early mail ballots must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on May 20, 2025. 
A list of persons to whom early mail ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk during each of the five days prior to the day of the election, except Sunday, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m, with the exception of Saturday, May 17, 2025 when the hours will be by appointment only. 
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that personal registration of voters is required.  The Board of Registration shall meet on May 7, May 8 and May 12, 2025 from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at the following places: (1) Altamont Elementary School; (2) Guilderland Elementary School; (3) Lynnwood Elementary School; (4) Westmere Elementary School; and (5) Pine Bush Elementary School for the purpose of preparing a register of the qualified voters of the school district for said Annual Vote and Election, at which time any person shall be entitled to have their name placed upon such register, provided that such person is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the Annual Vote and Election.  Additionally, any person otherwise entitled to vote at said Annual Vote may register at the District Offices, 8 School Rd., Guilderland Center, New York, on May 7, May 8 and May 12, 2025 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
The register of the qualified voters of the School District prepared at the Special Meeting held on May 21, 2024 shall be used by said Board of Registration as the basis for the preparation of the register for said Annual Vote and Election to be held on May 20, 2025.  Any person whose name appears on such register or who shall have been previously registered for any Annual Vote or Special District meeting or election and who shall have voted at any Annual or Special meeting or election held at any time since January 1, 2021 will not be required to register personally for this Annual Vote and Election.  In addition, any person otherwise qualified to vote who is registered with the Board of Elections of Albany County under the provisions of the Election Law, shall be entitled to vote at said Annual Vote and Election without further registration.
Upon its completion, said register will be filed in the office of the District Clerk and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District from May 15, 2025 to the day of the vote, May 20, 2025, Sunday excepted, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (Prevailing Time) with the exception of Saturday, May 17, 2025 when the hours will be by appointment only.
The boundaries of the school election districts are as follows:
School Election District no. 1 – includes all of the lands contained within the boundaries of the Altamont Elementary School zone;
School Election District no. 2 – includes all of the lands contained within the boundaries of the Guilderland Elementary School zone;
School Election District no. 3 – includes all of the lands contained within the boundaries of the Lynnwood Elementary School zone;
School Election District no. 4 – includes all of the lands contained within the boundaries of the Westmere Elementary School zone;
School Election District no. 5 – includes all of the lands contained within the boundaries of the Pine Bush Elementary School zone;
Only qualified voters who are duly registered will be permitted to vote.
A report of tax exemptions, showing how much of the total assessed value on the final assessment roll or rolls used in that budgetary process is exempt from taxation, shall be annexed to the budget document.
Linda M. Livingston
District Clerk
Dated: April 4, 2025
 38-4 EOWt

LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND PROPOSITION VOTE, AND ELECTION WITH VOTER REGISTRATION OF THE BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, 
TOWN OF BERNE, COUNTY OF ALBANY, NEW YORK
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing of the qualified voters of the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District, Albany County, New York, will be held at the Elementary School Building, in said District on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 7:00 P.M., prevailing time, for the transaction of such business as is authorized by the New York State Education Law, including the following items.
Presentation of the budget document.
To discuss all of the items herein set forth, to be voted upon by voting machine, at the election to be held on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 as hereinafter set forth.
To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that said vote and election will be held on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 7 A.M. prevailing time, in the Elementary School Building, 1738 Helderberg Trail, Berne, NY 12023 at which time the polls will be open from 7:00 A.M. through 9 P.M., prevailing time, to vote by voting machines upon the following items:
To adopt the annual School District budget for the fiscal year 2025-2026 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District;
ACQUISITION OF SCHOOL BUSES AND VEHICLES RESOLVED:  Shall the Board of Education of the Berne-Knox Westerlo Central School District be authorized to (A) purchase three school buses at a cost not to exceed $523,894, (B) expend such sum for such purpose, (C) levy the necessary tax therefore, to be levied and collected in annual installments in such years and in such amounts as may be determined by the Board of Education in accordance with Section 416 of the Education Law, taking into account state aid, and (D) in anticipation of the collection of such tax, issue bonds and notes of the District at one time or from time to time in the principal amount not to exceed $523,894 and levy a tax to pay the interest on said obligations when due?
RESOLVED:  Shall the Board of Education of the Berne-Knox Westerlo Central School District be authorized to establish a Capital Reserve Fund pursuant to §3651 of the New York Education Law to be known as the Facilities Reserve Fund in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000, with a probable term of ten (10) years, to be used to pay the costs of the construction, reconstruction, additions to and improvements of School District buildings, facilities and sites, other incidental improvements and the acquisition of original furnishings, equipment, machinery or apparatus, to be funded by appropriations of available fund balance and/or other legally available funds of the School District?
RESOLVED: Shall the Board of Education of the Berne-Knox Westerlo Central School District be authorized to establish a Capital Reserve Fund pursuant to §3651 of the New York Education Law to be known as the 2025 Transportation Reserve Fund in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000, with a probable term of ten (10) years, for the purpose of financing the purchase of gas-powered and/or electric school buses and vehicles and any necessary charging stations, to be funded by (A) the transfer to the 2025 Transportation Reserve Fund of the balance (including accrued interest) in the 2015 Transportation Reserve Fund, and (B) appropriations of available fund balance and/or other legally available funds of the School District?
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for the office of Member of the Board of Education of the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District shall be filed with the District Clerk of said School District at the District Clerk’s office, 1738 Helderberg Trail, Berne, NY 12023 not later than April 21, 2025, between 7:30 A.M. and 3:30 P.M., prevailing time. All nominating petitions must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the District, or two (2) percent of the voters who voted in the 2024 election whichever is greater, must state the name and residence of each signer, and must state the name and residence of the candidate. Each petition shall be directed to the District Clerk and shall describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated. Each vacancy upon the Board of Education to be filled shall be considered a separate specific vacancy. 
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to New York Education Law §2014 or pursuant to Article 5 of the New York State Election Law.  If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to New York Education Law §2014 and has voted at any annual or special district meeting within the past four (4) calendar years, such voter is eligible to vote at this election; if a voter is registered and eligible to vote pursuant to Article 5 of the New York State Election Law, such voter is also eligible to vote at this election.  All other persons who wish to vote must register.  The Board of Registration will meet for the purposes of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to Education Law §2014 at 1738 Helderberg Trail, Berne, NY 12023 on May 13, 2025 between the hours of 12:00 P.M. and 4:00 P.M. prevailing time, to add any additional names to the Register to be used at the aforesaid Budget Vote and Election, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of said Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such Budget Vote and Election for which the Register is prepared. The Register so prepared pursuant to Education Law §2014 will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the School District in the Administration Building, located at 1738 Helderberg Trail, Berne, NY 12023, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on May 13, 2025 between the hours of 7:30 A.M. and 3:30 P.M., prevailing time, on weekdays, and each day prior to the day set for the Budget Vote and Election, except Sunday or holidays, and on Saturday by pre-arranged appointment, and at the polling places on the day of the Budget Vote and Election. 
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Education Law §2014, the Board of Registration shall meet on May 17, 2025, at the Elementary School Building 1738 Helderberg Trail, Berne, NY 12023 between the hours of 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M., prevailing time, to prepare the Register of the School District to be used at the annual meeting and election that is to be held in May 2026, and any special meeting that may be held after the preparation of said Register, at which time any person will be entitled to have her or his name placed on such Register, provided that at such meeting of the Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school meeting or election for which such Register is prepared.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that qualified voters with disabilities who seek information about access to polling places may, in advance of the day of the vote, contact the District Clerk at (518) 872-1293 for information about accessibility.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that beginning seven (7) days immediately preceding the May 6, 2025 public budget hearing, any resident in the District may request to review a copy of the proposed budget by appearing at the Office of the District Clerk, 1738 Helderberg Trail, Berne, NY 12023.  Additionally, a statement of the estimated expenses for the ensuing year may be obtained by any resident in the District during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding said election on the school district website bkwschools.org, at the Berne Public Library and Westerlo Public Library during its normal hours of operation, located at 1762 Helderberg Trail, Berne, NY 12023 and 604 NY-143, Westerlo, NY 12193, at the School District Administrative Center, 1738 Helderberg Trail, Berne, NY 12023, and at each of the following school buildings in which school is maintained between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., prevailing time, except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays:
    District Office, Berne, New York
    Elementary Office, Berne, New York
    Secondary Office, Berne, New York
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Real Property Tax Law Section 495, the School District is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report.  Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how much of the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted, identified by statutory authority, and show: (a) the cumulative impact of each type of exemption expressed either as a dollar amount of assessed value or as a percentage of the total assessed value on the roll; (b) the cumulative amount expected to be received from recipients of each type of exemption as payments in lieu of taxes or other payments for municipal services; and (c) the  cumulative impact of all exemptions granted.  The exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for public notices and on any website maintained by the District.  
D FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee and early mail ballots will be obtainable during school business hours at the office of the District Clerk beginning April 21, 2025. In accordance with Education Law §§ 2018-a and 2018-e, completed absentee and early mail ballot applications may not be received by the District Clerk earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the election, and must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or to the agent named in the absentee or early mail ballot application. Absentee and early mail ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. 
A list of persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued, and a list of all persons to whom early mail voter’s ballots shall have been issued, will be available for public inspection beginning May 15, 2025 in the office of the District Clerk during regular office hours, from 7:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M., each weekday through May 20, 2025, the day set for the election. Any qualified voter may, upon examination of such lists, file a written challenge of the qualifications as a voter of any person whose name appears on such lists, stating the reasons for such challenge. Any such written challenge shall be transmitted by the District Clerk or a designee of the Board of Education to the inspectors of election on election day.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District by requesting and returning a registration application to the District Clerk in person, or by email to or fax sent to (518) 872-0938. The request for the registration application may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the registration application by either mail, fax or email. Military voter registration application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 24, 2025. 
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District may request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk and return such military ballot application to the District Clerk in person, or by email to or fax sent to (518) 872-0938. In order for a military voter to be issued a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m., on April 24, 2025.  Military ballot applications received in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a non-military ballot application under Section 2018-a of the Education Law.  The application for military ballot may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail, fax, or email.  A military voter’s original military ballot application and military ballot must be returned by mail or in person to the office of the District Clerk at 1738 Helderberg Trail, Berne, NY 12023 along with the required signed affidavit by the voter. 
 AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk before the close of polls on May 20, 2025 showing a cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or received not later than 5:00 p.m. on May 20, 2025 and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election. 
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with New York Education Law §2035, any referenda or propositions to change the number of Board of Education members, or a bond issue for capital improvements, or any other petition required by law to be stated in the Notice of Annual Meeting and Election must be filed with the District Clerk at 1738 Helderberg Trail, Berne, NY 12023, not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on April 21, 2025.  Any other petition, except those petitions required by law to be stated in the Notice of Annual Meeting and Election, must be filed with the District Clerk at the 1738 Helderberg Trail, Berne, NY 12023, no later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time on April 21, 2025. All such petitions must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District; must be signed by at least 75 qualified voters of the District; and must legibly state the name of each signer. However, the Board of Education will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, nor any proposition or amendment which is contrary to law.
Anne Farnam        
 District Clerk of the Board of Education
Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District
1738 Helderberg Trail, Berne, NY 12023
 38-4t

LEGAL NOTICE
Voorheesville Central School District
Notice of public hearing, budget vote, and election
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT a public hearing of the qualified voters of Voorheesville Central School District, County of Albany, State of New York will be held on May 12, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. in the LGI of the Clayton A. Bouton High School in said district for the presentation of a budget for the school year 20252026.
AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the Annual District Meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in the Voorheesville Middle School Foyer.  The polls will open at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Saving Time and voting will proceed until 9:00 p.m. on the following:
To elect two members of the Board of Education.  To elect two members for two 4-year terms terminating June 30, 2029, to fill the vacancy created by the expiration of the terms of Barbara Owens and Robert Samson.
To vote on the Annual School Budget and the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimate of expenditures, and to authorize the levy of taxes for this purpose.
AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that at said Annual District Election and Budget Vote to be held on May 20, 2025, the following propositions will be submitted:
PROPOSITION #1:  BUS RESERVE RESOLUTION:
RESOLVED, Shall the Board of Education of the Voorheesville Central School District be authorized to (1) establish a reserve fund to be known as the Bus Purchase Reserve Fund effective July 1, 2025, the purpose of which is to finance the cost of acquisition of school buses, vehicles and transportation related equipment and, (2) commencing with the 2024-2025 school year and in each of the next nine (9) fiscal years, deposit into said Bus Purchase Reserve Fund the amount received from the State of New York as transportation aid, amount received from the sale of used buses, such portion of the unallocated fund balance as determined by the Board of Education, or any other amount authorized by the District voters? The ultimate amount of such Fund is $5,000,000.00. The probable duration of such Fund is ten (10) years.
PROPOSITION #2:  BUS PURCHASE RESOLUTION:
RESOLVED, That the Board of Education of the Voorheesville Central School District, in the County of Albany, New York (the “District”),(a) is hereby authorized to purchase various school buses and vehicles for use by the District and to expend $371,000 therefor; (b) that a tax is hereby voted in the aggregate amount of not to exceed $371,000 to pay such cost, said tax to be levied and collected in installments in such years and in such amounts as shall be determined by said Board of Education; and (c) that in anticipation of said tax, bonds of the District are hereby authorized to be issued in the principal amount of not to exceed $371,000 and a tax is hereby voted to pay the interest on said bonds as the same shall become due and payable.
AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school purposes, exclusive of public money, may be obtained by any taxpayer in the district during the fourteen days immediately preceding the Annual Meeting, except Saturday, Sunday or holiday, at the following schoolhouses in which school is maintained during the hours designated:
Schoolhouses            Hours
Voorheesville Elementary School    8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Voorheesville Middle School        8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Clayton A. Bouton High School    8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education must be filed with the Clerk of the district not later than the close of business on April 21, 2025.  Each petition must be directed to the Clerk of the district, must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the district, must state the name and residence of the candidate, and must describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated including at least the length of the term of office and the name of the last incumbent.
AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a public hearing of the qualified voters of Voorheesville Central School District, County of Albany, State of New York will be held on Monday, May 19, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. at the Voorheesville Public Library for the presentation of the Public Library budget for the year 20252026.
AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that, as part of and contemporaneous with the Annual District Meeting, a vote will be held for the Voorheesville Public Library on the following:
To elect one member of the Library Board of Trustees for a term of three years ending on June 30, 2028, to fill the vacancy created by the expiration of the term of Sarah Brunt.
To vote on the annual Public Library levy and the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimate of expenditures, and to authorize the levy of taxes for this purpose.
AND NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that letters requesting application for absentee ballots, and early mail voter ballots may be received by the District Clerk not earlier than the thirtieth (30th) day nor later than the seventh (7th) day before the election.  Requests should be addressed to:
Clerk, Board of Education
Voorheesville Central School District
P.O. Box 498
Voorheesville, NY 12186
Dated:  March 24, 2025
Jessica Tabakian
District Clerk
 38-4t

LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
The Board of Education of the Voorheesville Central School District invites the submission of Separate Sealed Bid Proposals to furnish materials and labor to complete the Addition and Alterations to the Elementary School project all in accordance with the plans and specifications for the following Categories of work:
SITE CONSTRUCTION
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION
MECHANICAL
PLUMBING
ELECTRICAL
Sealed Bid Proposals will be received until 3:00 pm prevailing time on Thursday, 17 April, 2025 at the School District Office, 432 New Salem Road, Voorheesville NY, 518-765-3313, at which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.
Any bid may be withdrawn without prejudice prior to the official bid opening time or any publicized postponement thereof.
Any bid received after the time and date stated above will be returned to the bidder unopened.
The bidding documents may be examined, free of charge, at the office of MOSAIC ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS, The Frear Building, 2 Third Street, Suite 440, Troy, New York 12180, telephone (518) 479-4000.
Digital Bidding Documents: Complete digital sets of Bidding Documents may be obtained online as a download at the following website: mosaicaaplanroom.com.
Hardcopy Bidding Documents: One (1) complete set of hard copy Bidding Documents may be obtained from REVplans, 28 Church Street, Unit 7, Warwick, NY 10990 Tel: 1-877-272-0216, through mosaicaaplanroom.com upon depositing the sum of $100 (one hundred dollars) for each combined set of documents. Checks or money orders shall be made payable to Voorheesville Central School District. Any bidder requiring documents to be shipped shall make arrangements with the printer and pay for all packaging and shipping costs. The deposit will be refunded ONLY to those bidders who submit a bona fide bid proposal in accordance with the terms in the “Information for Bidders” and who return a complete set of Bidding Documents in COMPLETE, UNMARKED, and NOT TORN condition to REV within thirty (30) days after the award of contract(s) covered by such Bidding Documents, or the rejection of such bid(s). Non-bidders, including material suppliers and subcontractors, as well as plan holders who do not submit bid proposals, WILL NOT be eligible for a refund.
Note: REVplans (mosaicaaplanroom.com) is the designated location and means for distributing and obtaining all bid package information. Only those Contract Documents obtained in this manner will enable a prospective bidder to be identified as an official plan holder of record. REVplans takes no responsibility for the completeness of Contract Documents obtained from other sources. Contract Documents obtained from other sources may not be accurate or may not contain addenda that may have been issued.
Addenda: All bid addenda will be transmitted to registered plan holders via email and will be available at mosaicaaplanroom.com. Plan holders who have paid for hard copies of the bid documents will need to make the determination if hard copies of the addenda are required for their use and coordinate directly with the printer for hard copies of addenda to be issued. There will be no charge for registered plan holders to obtain hard copies of the bid addenda.
Each Bidder shall prepare their bid proposal, along with a bid security, in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the “Information for Bidders”.
Attention of bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed and the minimum wage rates to be paid under the contracts.
No bidder may withdraw their bid within 45 days after the date of the actual bid opening.
The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities or defects in such bid either before or after the bid opening.
By Order of Board of Education
Voorheesville Central School District
Date: 3/20/2025        Jessica Tabakian  -  District Clerk
PRE-BID CONFERENCE MEETING
DATE:         4:00 pm on 1 April, 2025
LOCATION:        Voorheesville Elementary School Gymnasium
All interested bidders can attend this pre-bid conference to discuss the project scope, completion schedule, and any other items that may arise.
PROCEDURE FOR ACCESS TO BUILDING TO EXAMINE SITE OF WORK
Bidders can inspect the work locations before submitting bids.  This can be done any Monday through Friday, except holidays, during hours when there will be School District Staff Personnel in the building.
Unless directed otherwise, immediately upon entering the building, report to the School Office.  This page of the specification may be used to identify you as a bidder.  Follow instructions of School Personnel and keep interruptions to teaching activities to a minimum.
Building may be inspected by bidders at pre-arranged times during normal school hours. To make arrangements for inspection, call: Joe Mayo 518-878-4767.
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LEGAL NOTICE
DEPARTMENT OF WATER &  WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT
6011 STATE FARM RD    
GUILDERLAND, N.Y.12084   
       ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED FOR FURNISHING VIRGIN AND REACTIVATED GRANULATED ACTIVATED CARBON IN THE TREATMENT OF POTABLE WATER BY THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT.
BIDDERS ARE INVITED TO BID ON VIRGIN AND REACTIVATED GRANULATED ACTIVATED CARBON (GAC).
AWARDS WILL BE BASED ON THE LOWEST PRICE RECEIVED PER SPECIFICATIONS. DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE TOWN CLERK’S OFFICE, TOWN HALL, 5209 WESTERN AVENUE, GUILDERLAND, NEW YORK, 12084. (518) 356-1980.
THE TOWN OF GUILDERLAND IS A MEMBER OF THE EMPIRE STATE PURCHASING GROUP AT  www.bidnetdirect.com/new-york/townofguilderland   (registration required)
BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED UNTIL 1:30 PM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2025, AT WHICH TIME BIDS WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED AND READ AT THE TOWN CLERK’S OFFICE, TOWN HALL, 5209 WESTERN AVENUE, GUILDERLAND, NEW YORK 12084.
TWO SETS OF BIDS SHALL BE SUBMITTED IN SEALED ENVELOPES, WHICH BARE ON THE FACE THEREOF THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE BIDDER AND GUILDERLAND WATER DEPARTMENT GAC, TO THE GUILDERLAND TOWN CLERKS OFFICE 5209 WESTERN TURNPIKE, PO BOX 339, GUILDERLAND, NY 12084
CERTIFICATION OF NON-COLLUSION MUST BE ATTACHED TO EACH BID
THE GUILDERLAND TOWN BOARD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO WAIVE ANY INFORMALITIES IN OR REJECT ANY OR ALL BIDS.
DATED: MARCH 26, 2025
LYNNE BUCHANAN, TOWN CLERK
BY ORDER OF THE TOWN OF GUILDERLAND TOWN BOARD
BILL BREMIGEN, SUPERINTENDENT, 
DEPARTMENT OF WATER & WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT
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LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW # 1 of 2025
A Local Law to amend the current Town of Westerlo Zoning Law to define term Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU), and to amend the current Town of Westerlo Zoning Laws to allow for an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU). 
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Town Board of the Town of Westerlo will hold a Public Hearing on April 15, 2025, beginning at 6 pm at Westerlo Town Hall, 933 CR 401, Westerlo NY concerning Proposed Local Law # 1 of 2025 as described above. 
A copy of the Proposed Local Law is on file in the Town Clerk’s Office and is available on the Town website.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that all interested parties will be heard at this time and place. 
DATED:  March 18, 2025
By Order of the Town of Westerlo Town Board        
Karla J. Weaver, Town Clerk
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LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Guilderland, New York, will hold a public hearing pursuant to Articles IV & V of the Zoning Law on the following proposition:
Special Use Permit Request No. 5038
Request of J. Southwood for a Special Use Permit Amendment under the Zoning Law to permit: the conversion of a snack bar to a retail cannabis dispensary. 
Per Articles IV & V Sections 280-40 & 280-52 respectively
For property owned by the Valerie A Thomas
Situated as follows:  2028 Western Avenue Albany NY 12203
Tax Map # 51.07-2-14
Zoned: LB
Plans open for public inspection at the Building Department during normal business hours.  Said hearing will take place on the 16th of April, 2025 at the Guilderland Town Hall beginning at 7:00pm.
Dated: April 1, 2025
 Jacqueline M. Coons
 Chief Building & Zoning Inspector
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LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Guilderland, New York, will hold a public hearing pursuant to Articles III & V of the Zoning Law on the following proposition:
Special Use Permit Amendment Request No. 5037
Request of Jacob Shank for a Special Use Permit Amendment under the Zoning Law to permit: the addition of a 40’ x 60’ building on a parcel of land used as a storage facility for landscaping equipment.  
Per Articles III & V Sections 280-11 & 280-52 respectively
For property owned by Jacob Shank
Situated as follows:  3830 Western Turnpike Altamont, NY 12009
Tax Map # 13.00-1-17 Zoned: RA-3
Plans open for public inspection at the Building Department during normal business hours.  Said hearing will take place on the 16th of April, 2025 at the Guilderland Town Hall beginning at 7:00pm.
Dated: April 1, 2025
 Jacqueline M. Coons
 Chief Building & Zoning Inspector
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LEGAL NOTICE
Voorheesville Central School District
432 New Salem Road
P.O. Box 498
Voorheesville, NY   12186
Notice to Bidders
Produce
Sealed bids will be received no later than 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 24, 2025, by the Interim Business Official at the above address and then publicly opened and read.  Bids must be in a sealed envelope, plainly marked on the outside stating the bid proposal as “Produce”. To obtain a bid packet or for further information, please contact Meta Champion at 518-765-3313 ext. 1105.
Dated:  March 26, 2025
Voorheesville Central School District
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LEGAL NOTICE
The annual meeting of the Property Owners and Trustees of the Prospect Hill Cemetery Association, will be held Saturday April 19, 2025 at the Hedlerberg Reformed Church, 43 Route 146, Guilderland Center, NY 12085. The meeting will start at 9:00 AM. 
The agenda will include the election of the Trustees and other business brought before the Trustees.
It will be necessary for all Trustees and Currrent officers to attend this meeting.
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LEGAL NOTICE
The Medusa Cemetery Association will hold the Annual Meeting for the election of officers at 6:30 PM on
Tuesday May 6, 2025 at the Medusa Fire House.  All lot owners and anyone interested in becoming a part of the Board for the Cemetery are invited.  We are looking for help in maintaining the Cemetery
Thomas Snyder
President                       
Arlene Ingalls
Treasurer
Medusa Cemetery Assoc.
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