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Peekskill board holds public hearing on $131.74 million 2025–26 budget; vote set for May 20
Summary
At a public hearing, Assistant Superintendent for Business Cynthia Hawthorne presented a $131,740,528 proposed budget for the 2025–26 school year — a 7.06% increase over the current year — and the board reminded residents the budget vote is May 20 at Peekskill High School.
Cynthia Hawthorne, the Peekskill City School District assistant superintendent for business, presented the proposed 2025–26 budget at a public hearing and said the plan totals $131,740,528, a 7.06% increase from the current year. The district scheduled the public budget vote for May 20 at Peekskill High School.
The budget, Hawthorne said, would be financed by a mix of state aid, the local tax levy and other revenues; the district projects state aid will increase by about 8.2% but noted the state aid runs had not been finalized. Hawthorne said the district plans a 1.5% increase in its tax levy, equal to $46,034,517, and a projected tax-rate increase of 0.59%, which the presentation estimated would raise the average assessment by about $44.03 annually. The district…
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