Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Pascack Valley board hears $67M preliminary budget, tax levy to rise about 3.4%

AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

District staff presented the proposed 2025–26 budget with a roughly $67 million general fund and a proposed tax levy increase of about 3.4%; board members reviewed revenue sources, an upcoming $1.6 million capital HVAC project and shifts in special-education funding.

Cynthia Kirk, assistant board administrator for the Pascack Valley Regional High School District, presented the district’s proposed 2025–26 budget on March 17 and said the district will submit a tentative budget to the County Office by March 19 and set a final budget for a board vote on April 28.

Kirk said total revenue for 2025–26 is projected at $69,902,245, with roughly 85% (about $59.6 million) coming from the local tax levy including debt service. She described the general fund as “approximately $67,000,000” and said the district is proposing a general fund tax levy of $57,582,399, a 3.42% increase from the current year. Including debt service, the total tax levy shown on district materials is $59,659,299, which the presentation said equals a 3.33%…

Already have an account? Log in

Subscribe to keep reading

Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.

  • Unlimited articles
  • AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
  • Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
  • Follow topics and more locations
  • 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans