The Gist
Home

Ballot question

Poughkeepsie Public Library District Proposition 1: 2027 budget

On the ballot in
Poughkeepsie Public Library District
Vote
Yes or no
Election
Nov 3, 2026

The question, as printed on the ballot

SHALL the 2027 Library District budget, as submitted by the Board of Trustees of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District, be approved and SHALL the Board of Trustess authorize estimated expenditures of $13,356,994 for Library District operations for the year January 1 - December 31, 2027, which includes $1,336,131 of previously authorized combined debt service for the year of January 1 - December 31, 2027 and, further, SHALL the Board of Trustees be authorized to instruct the City of Poughkeepsie and the Town of Poughkeepsie to collect taxes on its behalf for the financing of Library District operations and debt service as prescribed in the Library District's special legislation as amended in 1994, 1997, 2006 and 2016?

A “Yes” vote means

A yes vote approves the library district's 2027 budget of $13,356,994 and has the City and Town of Poughkeepsie collect taxes to fund it.

A “No” vote means

A no vote rejects the library district's proposed 2027 budget and the related tax collection.

Sources

The question and plain English statement are copied word for word from official election materials. The Gist does not take a side on ballot questions.