West Seneca voters to decide $162,000,977 2025–26 budget May 20; buses, auditorium and two board seats also on ballot

The West Seneca Central School District on Tuesday held a public budget hearing outlining a proposed $162,000,977 budget for the 2025–26 school year and three propositions voters will decide May 20, Superintendent Dr. Krueger said.

The budget presentation, required by the state, shows the proposed 2025–26 total represents a 4.15% increase from the current year. The district is asking voters to approve Proposition 1 (the $162,000,977 annual budget), Proposition 2 (authorization to use bus reserve funds for replacement buses), and Proposition 3 (an $8.5 million auditorium infrastructure project), Dr. Krueger said at the hearing.

The propositions matter because the budget presented is below the district’s allowable property tax levy cap, Dr. Krueger said, and failure to pass the budget would force the district to adopt a contingent budget that would reduce appropriations by about $1,922,000. The district said that contingency reductions would likely include about $1.2 million in staffing-related cuts (administration and instruction) and roughly…