Gates Chili Central School District

Gates Chili Central School District voters approved the proposed budget for the 2023-24 school budget and three additional propositions, in addition to filling four Board of Education seats.

More than 700 voters cast a ballot in the annual vote and election. Please see the voting results below.

Proposition 1 (2023-24 School Budget)
YES     613      pass
NO       244

Proposition 2 (Bus Purchases)
YES     590      pass
NO       264

Proposition 3 (Establish Capital Reserve Fund)
YES     632      pass
NO       220

Proposition 4 (Student Rep to BOE)
YES     674      pass
NO       182

Board of Education (4 seats)
Kathryn Davis (I)         565      earns a three-year term
Catherine Coffee         492      earns a three-year term
Michelle Jennings       481      earns a three-year term
Robert Long (I)           462      earns a one-year term
Linda Palmer               362
Scott Bubel                  334
Jahmar Elliott              313
Ron DeSantis              1
Ashli Dreher                1
John Finnegan            1
Donald J. Trump          1

Thank you to all the Gates Chili community members who participated in the school budget vote and board election. For more information about the election and school budget, go to gateschili.org/vote.  

Gates Chili Central School District voters approved the proposed budget for the 2022-23 school budget and three additional propositions, in addition to filling three Board of Education seats. 

Proposition 1 (2022-23 School Budget) pass
YES   869
NO     403

Proposition 2 (Bus Purchases) pass
YES   837
NO     436

Proposition 3 (Establish Capital Reserve Fund for Security pass Infrastructure) 
YES   911
NO     360

Proposition 4 (Use of Capital Reserve Funds for Technology Purchases) pass
YES   963
NO     314

Board of Education (3 seats*) 
Francis (Frank) Muscato (incumbent)             818
Dr. Christine Brown Richards (incumbent)     799
Michael A. Bailey (incumbent)                        776
Lynn M. Knauf                                                496
Cherie Stuhler                                                490
Robert E. Lee                                                 311

*Three highest receive three-year terms beginning July 1, 2022. 

Thank you to all the Gates Chili community members who participated in the school budget vote and board election. For more information about the school budget, go to gateschili.org/vote.

Gates Chili Central School District voters approved the proposed budget for the 2021-22 school budget and three additional propositions, in addition to filling three Board of Education seats. 

Proposition 1 (2021-22 School Budget) 
YES — 452 
NO — 233 

Proposition 2 (Bus Purchases) 
YES — 454 
NO — 227 

Proposition 3 (Establish Capital Reserve Fund) 
YES — 457 
NO — 222 

Proposition 4 (Use of Capital Reserve Funds / Audiovisual Technology Equipment Supplies) 
YES — 517 
NO — 163 

Board of Education (3 seats*) 
Nicole Littlewood – 439 
Andrea Hinchey Unson (incumbent) -- 404 
Kerri Keyes (incumbent) -- 393 
Lisa Singletary -- 317 
Alicia Trumble -- 270 

*Three candidates with the highest number of votes receive three-year terms beginning July 1, 2021. 

Gates Chili Central School District voters approved the adopted 2020-21 budget and one proposition, in addition to filling three Board of Education seats.

Proposition 1 (2020-21 School Budget)

YES     2,340              60%
NO      1,558              40%

Proposition 2 (Bus Purchases)

YES    2,135              55%
NO      1,768             45%

Board of Education (3 seats*)

Catherine Coffee (incumbent)     2,810 
Robert Long                              2,558             
Jeffrey Pettenski (incumbent)     2,182             
Miriam Rivera                            1,496             
Raymond Banks (incumbent)      1,166             

*three highest receive three-year terms beginning July 1, 2020.