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Ossining UFSD previews budget, tax-levy calculation and capital projects; public raises concerns about AMD site tree clearing
Summary
District staff walked the board through the tax-levy calculation and capital transfer projects, estimating the levy limit below 2%. A resident urged the board to avoid clear-cutting on the AMD site; administrators said planning will retain acreage and present detailed plans at a follow-up workshop.
At a March 12 special meeting, district staff presented a draft budget overview that emphasized the tax levy as the largest recurring revenue stream and explained exclusions used in the levy-limit calculation.
A staff presenter identified the tax cap calculation elements and said the district "anticipate[s] that our levy limit will be" below 2 percent; a board member later clarified the working estimate in the meeting as about 1.67 percent. The presentation named capital exclusions — including a transfer-to-capital line — that remove planned capital projects from the levy calculation so they do not push the regular tax levy higher.
The administration listed capital projects included in the transfer-to-capital line: site clearing and earthwork related to the AMD campus driveway,…
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