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East Ramapo holds public hearing on proposed 2025–26 budget, board urges May 20 vote
Summary
Interim Superintendent John DiCarlo presented a 2025–26 school budget that holds the tax levy at 0% while restoring staff and setting aside $5.2 million for repairs; board members and public speakers urged voters to approve the plan in a May 20 vote.
Interim Superintendent John DiCarlo told the East Ramapo Central School District Board of Education at a public hearing that the proposed 2025–26 budget keeps the tax levy at 0% while restoring positions cut over the last decade and including $5,200,000 for building and site repairs.
The hearing matters because the May 20 budget vote will determine whether the district can move forward with staffing restorations, curriculum and athletics enhancements, and repairs officials say are needed for parking lots, sidewalks and catch basins.
DiCarlo said the district has been presenting the budget “through a number of…
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