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Eastport-South Manor board approves $119.2 million 2025-26 spending plan for voter consideration
Summary
The Eastport-South Manor Board of Education voted to submit a $119,194,650 spending plan to voters for the May 20, 2025 budget ballot. The proposal includes a 2.97% tax-levy increase the administration says complies with the state's tax cap; state aid remains unsettled.
The Eastport-South Manor Board of Education voted to submit a $119,194,650 spending plan to district voters on May 20, 2025, the board approved by voice vote following a presentation on district expenditures and revenues.
Administration presented the budget as a 2.93% overall increase over the prior year and said the proposed tax levy increase is 2.97%. "Our tax levy going out is 2.97% for next year, which is within the tax cap," the presenter said, noting the figure is contingent on the state budget. The presentation said the district is projecting revenues from three main sources: the tax levy (about 56%), state aid (about 35.5%) and local revenues (about 8.6%).
Why it matters: The spending plan will appear on the May 20 ballot, where voters will decide…
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