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Dutchess BOCES official outlines 2025-26 administrative budget; retiree health costs drive Wappingers’ share higher

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Matt Metzger, school business official for Dutchess BOCES, presented a proposed 2025–26 administrative budget of about $6.8 million, saying retiree health insurance accounts for roughly $5 million and that Wappingers’ component share would rise about 10.4% because of changes in RWADA.

Matt Metzger, school business official for Dutchess BOCES, told the Wappingers Central School District Board of Education on March 24 that the BOCES proposed administrative budget for 2025–26 totals about $6.8 million and that retiree health insurance is the largest line item, at roughly $5 million.

Metzger said the total administrative budget represents a roughly 4.5% increase from the prior year and that Wappingers’ component share would rise about 10.4—approximately $172,000—because of changes in the district’s RWADA allocation. “Retiree health insurance continues to be…

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