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School districts in Steuben and Chemung counties held their annual budget votes and school board elections Tuesday. The Prattsburgh Central School District budget failed by fewer than nine votes.

The Corning-Painted Post Area School District presented its 2026-2027 budget proposal of $160.7 million to the public for comment earlier this week.

The Elmira City School District held a public forum Monday with the four school board candidates on the ballot. There are three seats up for election.

The Elmira City School District held a public hearing for its proposed $160,727,766 budget for 2026-2026 on Monday. The district said its tax levy remains under the state tax cap at 1.98 percent.

The school board for the Corning-Painted Area School District approved a $150.7 million budget Wednesday. The proposed budget increased $6.4 million over last year and the district kept it within the tax cap at a 2.56 percent tax levy.

The city of Elmira is hoping a proposal made by the Chemung County executive can cut the city’s 2026 tax levy by half. It needs county and city approval first.

The city of Elmira’s proposed nearly $47 million 2026 budget includes a 12 percent property tax increase and the appropriation of nearly a million dollars from the general fund balance to bridge budget gaps.

The county will increase spending by approximately $17 million next year. Social services, public safety, personnel costs and infrastructure are the largest expenditures.

The Corning town board approved a $2.2 million budget Nov. 18 after nearly two hours of public comment, corrections and changes. The board also approved a tax cap of just under one percent and a nearly $4 tax rate.

Chemung County is proposing a $296 million budget for 2026, which includes the continued sewer consolidation, highway, nursing facility, airport and public safety projects.