Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Goshen school officials outline $5.3 million budget gap, urge levy decision by March 1
Summary
District leaders presented the proposed 2025–26 budget at the Feb. 18 board meeting and described a $5.3 million gap, a package of reductions and one-time uses of reserve funds, and a March 1 deadline to decide whether to seek a tax-levy increase.
GOSHEN, N.Y. — At a Feb. 18 meeting, district finance leaders told the Goshen Central School District Board of Education the proposed 2025–26 budget currently shows a $5,300,000 shortfall and urged the board to indicate by March 1 whether it will seek a levy near the cap or make spending reductions.
Assistant Superintendent for Business (name not provided) said the $5.3 million gap “does not include appropriating fund balances” and described both increases and planned reductions in next year’s proposal.
The shortfall stems from major cost increases and enrollment shifts. The presentation listed contract salary increases of about $2,200,000, a final-year increase for a BOCES capital project of roughly $302,000, and higher special-education placements that together raise costs by more than $800,000…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
