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West Seneca previews budget, proposes auditorium work and capital projects; launches community email group
Summary
At a Feb. 25 work session, West Seneca Central School District officials reviewed the budget timeline, proposed an $8.5 million auditorium infrastructure project with $2.1 million from capital reserves, outlined smaller capital outlay and bus purchase plans, and announced a new community email list to share non-parent-focused district news.
At a work session on Feb. 25, West Seneca Central School District officials outlined the district's 2025–26 budget development timeline, proposed an $8.5 million auditorium infrastructure project that district leaders said would be funded in part from reserves, and announced a new community email group for non-parent communications.
The district's business official, Will Theo, said the preliminary 2026 tax-levy calculation is $71,889,614, a roughly 2.7% increase over last year driven primarily by changes in the capital exclusion calculation. Theo told the board the district will present a first draft of the budget at the March meeting, a second draft March 25, and aims to adopt a budget at the April 8 meeting before a public hearing and a community vote on May 20.
Superintendent Lisa (first name only in the record) summarized themes from a recent community “thought exchange” that district…
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