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Williamsville proposes $242.7 million budget, stays under state tax cap
Summary
District staff presented a $242,719,867 proposed budget for 2025–26, a 4.29% increase that remains below the state's property tax cap; public comment raised questions about a 37% jump in "special items," higher legal and transportation costs and reliance on BOCES services.
At a Williamsville Central School District board meeting, Mr. Kelly, assistant superintendent of finance and management services, presented a proposed $242,719,867 budget for the 2025–26 school year that represents a 4.29% increase from the current year and remains below the district's state property tax levy limit.
The proposal would raise the district's property tax levy by 2.99% to $148,413,562, which Mr. Kelly said kept the district "below its property tax levy limit by 431,651." The budget includes $524,852 in program enhancements — mostly added special education classrooms and contracted itinerant special education services — and relies on an increased use of fund balance of $3,750,000.
The hearing drew questions from residents about steep increases in several budget lines.…
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