Budget & Capital Propositions Pass; Jon Weston and Jenna Prada Elected Trustees

After a long process stretching over several months, the votes have finally been tabulated. Huntington UFSD residents overwhelmingly approved the proposed budget and two separate capital reserve fund propositions and elected first time candidates Jon Weston and Jenna Prada to the Huntington School Board during 15 hours of voting at Huntington High School on Tuesday.

The $157,776,153 spending plan for the 2025/26 school year passed, 789-200. A proposition seeking the release of $3,642,500 from the Building Improvement Fund for various renovation and repair projects also sailed through, 835-146.

A second capital reserve proposition seeking authorization to create a new Building Improvement Fund for a probable term of 10 years in the ultimate amount of $15 million also passed, 831-153. The district will use annual surplus monies, if any, to fund the new Building Improvement Fund.

The district’s ongoing use of capital reserve funds is allowing Huntington UFSD to completely eliminate its bonded debt by June 30.

School Board Race Results

In the race for two seats on the Huntington School Board, voters elected Mr. Weston (788 votes) and Ms. Prada (768 votes), who both ran unopposed. They will take the seats of current trustees Michele Kustera and Bill Dwyer, who did not run for re-election.

The terms of the trustees-elect will commence on July 1 and run through June 30, 2028. About 1,000 residents voted on Tuesday. Absentee ballots totaled 43. There are about 24,000 registered voters in the district.