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Brighton district projects $4.6 million budget gap; board weighs levy increase, reserves and cuts
Summary
Superintendent Dr. McGowan and finance staff told the Brighton Central School District Board of Education on March 11 that preliminary numbers show a roughly $4.6 million shortfall for the 2025–26 spending plan; the board discussed raising the tax levy, drawing on reserves, and program cuts and scheduled community budget forums.
On March 11, at a Brighton Central School District Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Dr. McGowan and district finance staff presented a preliminary budget showing about a $4.6 million gap between expected revenues and proposed spending for 2025–26.
The presentation outlined where the district’s revenue and spending stand and the options board members will need to weigh before a proposed budget goes to taxpayers. "This is really the beginning of the most difficult part of the conversation," Dr. McGowan said, describing the presentation as a starting point for community discussions.
The district projects roughly $1.8 million in new recurring revenue next year: about $611,000 in additional state foundation aid cited from the governor’s budget and about $1.2 million in new property tax levy revenue under the tax cap formula. Lou, the district finance presenter, said, "we have a revenue growth projected to be about 3.3%." That revenue falls short of projected spending growth: the district…
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