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Saugerties board hears budget projections, tax‑levy limits and approves calendar change; several routine motions passed
Summary
Superintendent and business officials outlined the tax‑levy cap, revenue forecasts and capital‑project timing; the board approved routine financial and personnel motions, tabled one calendar motion (K8) and later approved a calendar alteration (K21) shifting give‑back days.
The Saugerties Central School District Board of Education reviewed the district’s tax‑levy cap and budget projections for 2025–26 and approved a set of routine business and personnel items at its March 11 meeting. Trustees also altered next year’s school‑calendar give‑back days after discussion.
Superintendent Dr. Ersick and district business staff told the board the formal tax‑levy cap calculation uses the 2024–25 levy plus a tax‑base growth factor from the state comptroller and other add‑backs/exclusions. The district submitted a maximum allowable levy the district may use to the comptroller’s office and estimated a 2 percent allowable growth factor under the statutory formula; the presentation showed a maximum levy for next year of about $47,354,000 and a projected overall…
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