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Niagara‑Wheatfield board holds official budget hearing; proposes 0.64% tax-levy increase and $91.1 million budget
Summary
At an official budget hearing, district officials reviewed the proposed $91,099,697 general fund budget, a 0.64% levy increase (about $240,147), planned use of reserves, state‑aid assumptions tied to the governor's executive budget and operational challenges tied to converting to electric buses.
The Niagara‑Wheatfield Central School District Board of Education held an official budget hearing in advance of the district budget vote and trustee election scheduled for May 20, presenting a proposed 2024–25 general fund budget of $91,099,697.
The district’s business office presented the budget package, saying the board approved going to the levy limit this year and that the levy limit plus exclusions results in a $37,506,701 tax levy, a 0.64% increase over the prior year — described in the presentation as an additional $240,147. District staff said that increase is less than one percentage point and emphasized it is 0.64%, not 6.4% or 64%.
The hearing placed the proposed tax levy and budget in the context of state aid and reserves. Presenters said the governor’s executive budget proposal would raise total state support for public schools, and the district’s draft numbers reflect that executive proposal rather than a final legislative appropriation. The presentation listed total…
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