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Ithaca school board proposes $169 million budget; resident questions annual use of reserves and transparency
Summary
At a May 13 budget hearing the Ithaca City School District presented a proposed $169 million budget and $115,031,984 tax levy ahead of a May 20 vote; a resident questioned routine use of the district's fund balance and the timing of published notices, while officials defended reserve use and announced an RFP for demographic and facilities studies.
The Ithaca City School District presented a proposed $169,000,000 budget on May 13 and set a May 20 vote, with polls open from noon to 9 p.m., while a resident told the board the district was "spending a lot of money" and raised concerns about routine use of the fund balance and late notice of the hearing.
At the hearing, a resident, Joe Lansky of Danby, told the board, "I think, you spend too much money," and said the meeting "was not listed anywhere" in mailed budget materials. Lansky asked whether it was legal for the district to rely on fund balance year after year and requested details about the reserve.
Dr. Dom Lisi, identified in the hearing as the district business official, responded that the fund balance is "not…
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