SALAMANCA CITY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT CATTARAUGUS COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE
SALAMANCA CITY CENTRAL SCHOOL
DISTRICT
CATTARAUGUS COUNTY, NEW YORK NOTICE OF SPECIAL
MEETING AND VOTE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting and vote (the “Special Meeting and Vote”) of the Salamanca City Central School District, Cattaraugus County, New York (the “District”), will be held on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, from 12:00 Noon to 9:00 P.M., prevailing time, in the Administrative Wing of the High School at 50 Iroquois Drive, in Salamanca, New York, for the purpose of voting (by electronic scan voting machines) upon a proposition as set forth below. Polls for the purpose of voting will be kept open between the hours of 12:00 Noon and 9:00 P.M., prevailing time, on that day. This assumes that the polling place is open and can be safely accessed in accordance with the terms of any prevailing law(s), executive order(s) or other directive(s) from controlling authorities that may be in effect on that day. If on December 16 the polling place cannot be so accessed, or if the polling place is closed on that day due to inclement weather (or for any other reason), it is the present intention of the District that the Special Meeting and Vote will be held on the day on which the polling place is next open and may be safely accessed, with the voting hours remaining the same. In such a situation, voters are asked to please consult the District’s website for guidance on the timing of, and procedures for holding, the re-scheduled Special Meeting and Vote.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the voting at the Special Meeting and Vote shall consist of voting on the following the proposition:
PROPOSITION NO. 1
ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN
PARTICULAR PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY
Shall the following resolution be adopted, to wit:
RESOLVED, that the Board of Education (“the Board”) of the Salamanca City Central School District, Cattaraugus County, New York (the “District”) is hereby authorized to acquire certain particular parcels of real property, consisting of: (1) one unnumbered parcel of vacant real property on Route 353 (SBL No. 72.004-1-29.1), at a purchase price of $500,000 and two parcels of vacant real property on 186 and 192 Center Street (SBL No. 73.069-1-19 and 73.069-1-20, including, if appropriate, any underlying leases associated therewith), at an aggregate purchase price of $55,000, and upon such other terms and conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate, with such expenditures to be made from available funds of the District, without the necessity of borrowing.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Environmental Assessment Form has been completed for the proposed property purchases that are described in Proposition No. 1, which collectively constitute an Unlisted Action under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (“SEQRA”), a thorough review of the potential environmental impact of such property purchases has been undertaken, it has been found that such property purchases will not result in a significant adverse impact on the environment, and a reasoned elaboration of the SEQRA review and findings has been provided in a Negative Declaration.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots for purposes of voting may be obtained at the office of the District Clerk between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M., prevailing time, on days on which the District offices are open. Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the Special Meeting and Vote, if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or on the day before the Special Meeting and Vote if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. A list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection by qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M., prevailing time, on weekdays prior to December 16, 2025, being the day set for the Special Meeting and Vote. Any qualified voter then present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds by making his/her challenge and the reasons therefor known to the Inspectors of Election before the close of the polls. No absentee ballot will be canvassed unless it is received in the office of the District Clerk prior to 5:00 P.M., prevailing time, on December 16, 2025.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to §2606 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to §2606 of the Education Law and has voted at an annual or special District meeting within the last four (4) calendar years, he or she is eligible to vote at the Special Meeting and Vote; if a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, or on the Tribal Rolls provided by the Seneca Nation, he or she is also eligible to vote at the Special Meeting and Vote. All other persons desiring to vote must register.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, the Board of Registration will meet on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 for the purpose of registering all qualified voters of the District pursuant to §2606 of the Education Law at the Superintendent’s Conference Room, 50 Iroquois Drive, Room 739C Salamanca, New York, between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. to add any additional names to the register to be used at the Special Meeting and Vote, at which times 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 the Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the Special Meeting and Vote for which the register is prepared. The register prepared pursuant to §2606 of the Education Law will be filed in the District Clerk’s office and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District, upon request, beginning November 19, 2025, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M. prevailing time on weekdays (except holidays) prior to December 16, 2025, and on the day of the Special Meeting and Vote.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the District by requesting and returning a military voter registration application to the District Clerk. Completed military voter registration application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on November 17, 2025. A military voter may indicate his or her preference for receiving the registration application by mail, facsimile transmission, or electronic mail.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that military voters who are registered voters of the District may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application from the District Clerk. For a military voter to be issued a military ballot, the District Clerk must have received a valid ballot application no later than 5:00 p.m. on December 2, 2025. In a request for a military ballot application or ballot, the military voter may indicate his or her preference for receiving the application or ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the register so prepared pursuant to §2606 of the Education Law will be filed in the Office of the District Clerk, 50 Iroquois Drive, Salamanca, New York, 14779, and will be open for inspection by any taxpayer and qualified voter of the District from November 19, 2025 to December 15, 2025 between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M., prevailing time, on weekdays, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, and at the polling place on the day of the Special Meeting and Vote.
Dated: Salamanca, New York October 28, 2025
By Order of the Board of Education of the
Salamanca City Central School
District
Janet L. Koch
District Clerk


