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Board adopts $125.9M 2025–26 budget with 2% tax‑levy increase; bus propositions include nine EV buses that could cost district nothing after grants and aid
Summary
On April 22 the Hyde Park Central School District board adopted a $125.9 million proposed budget for 2025–26 that uses a 2% tax‑levy increase and scheduled the public vote for May 20; the agenda also placed two bus purchase propositions before voters, including a nine‑bus EV purchase the district says could be net‑zero cost after grants and aid.
The Hyde Park Central School District Board of Education adopted its proposed 2025–26 budget on April 22 and set the budget for the public vote on May 20.
The proposed general fund budget totals $125,900,000, a 4.13% increase over the prior year. The board adopted a plan that uses a 2% tax‑levy increase, below the district’s 2.43% tax‑cap threshold, and increases the appropriation of fund balance to bridge the remaining revenue gap.
District staff explained the revenue assumptions and major expenditure drivers during a final budget presentation. The board approved the required property tax report card and school district budget notice on April 22 and scheduled a public budget hearing at the district office on May 8.
Two bus purchase propositions…
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