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Connetquot presents proposed 2025–26 budget with tax levy increase below state '2% cap'; $551,000 shortfall remains
Summary
District finance staff presented the first public rollout of the proposed 2025–26 Connetquot Central School District budget. The administration projects a tax levy increase of about 1.34%, a roughly $551,000 gap to close, and identified health insurance, bond anticipation principal, contract transportation and retirement costs as primary drivers.
Connetquot Central School District officials presented the proposed 2025–26 budget on March 11, showing a projected tax levy increase of about 1.34% and a remaining revenue–expenditure gap of roughly $551,000.
Mr. Hauser, who led the budget presentation, said the district plans to adopt a proposed budget on April 22 and send it to a public vote on May 20, and that detailed backup will be posted on the district website. “Right now, that increase is about 1.34%,” Mr. Hauser said, noting the figure is substantially below the commonly cited 2% reference for tax-cap conversations.
Why it matters: The proposed levy…
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