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Marlboro school board holds budget hearing as Danskammer assessment moves toward tax rolls
Summary
At a legally required budget hearing, district officials explained a $67.1 million spending plan, said a shift of the Danskammer power plant from a PILOT to the property tax rolls accounts for roughly half of a 9% tax-levy figure, and outlined options if voters reject the budget.
The Marlboro Central School District Board of Education held a legally required budget hearing focused on a proposed $67,127,303 spending plan and the impact of the Danskammer power plant assessment moving from a PILOT payment to the property tax rolls. District officials said the state issued final aid figures and that an estimated $1.5 million of the district’s reported 9% tax-levy increase reflects revenue previously paid under a pilot agreement rather than new real tax on households.
District finance director Emerson Segarra said the budget preserves staff and programs while reflecting a 2.3% year‑over‑year spending increase and an additional $340,000 in foundation aid from the state. “When we drafted this budget… the priority was keep every asset that we have, keep every…
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