Board proposes 2025–26 budget below tax-cap and places two bus propositions on the ballot

Hyde Park Central School District leaders presented a preliminary 2025–26 budget and a package of voter propositions at the March 13 board meeting, and trustees voted to place the budget and two bus propositions on the May ballot.

Superintendent Paige Roman and district finance director Linda Steinberg framed the budget discussion around four drivers: preserve programs and services, improve efficiency, maintain financial stability and limit taxpayer impact. They reported the district’s maximum allowable tax levy (the “tax cap”) at 2.43 percent and recommended adopting a levy increase of 2 percent — below the calculated cap — funded in part by an appropriation from fund balance so the district can preserve current programs while moderating the tax impact.

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