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Connetquot board adopts $229 million proposed budget; tax levy to rise under state cap
Summary
The Connetquot Central School District board adopted a $229,058,920 proposed expenditure budget for 2025–26 and approved related personnel and consent items. District officials said final state aid amounts remain uncertain and prior-year aid claims could affect reserves.
The Connetquot Central School District board on Monday adopted a proposed $229,058,920 budget for the 2025–26 school year and approved related personnel and consent items, district officials said.
The approved proposed expenditures represent an increase of $6,485,902, or 2.91 percent, from the current year, Assistant Superintendent for Business and Operations Robert Hauser told the board. The district is proposing to raise $145,707,696 by property taxes — a $1,933,428 increase that Hauser said translates to a 1.34 percent levy increase under New York State’s tax-cap calculation.
Board approval came after Hauser reviewed revenue and expenditure lines and warned that the state’s final school-aid figures are still pending. "We still do not have a…
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