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District budget shortfall estimated at $7.2 million; electric buses flagged as costly and logistically challenging
Summary
The district's business officer outlined a projected roughly $7.2 million gap in the preliminary 2025-26 budget, citing assumptions on state aid, health insurance increases and staffing; the presentation included an extended discussion on the fiscal and logistical challenges of converting the fleet to electric buses.
The Arlington Central School District presented an initial budget overview that showed a preliminary shortfall of about $7.2 million for the 2025-26 fiscal year and laid out the main assumptions driving that gap. The district's finance lead, Kevin, said the administration was working with conservative assumptions while awaiting state aid figures and final health insurance and pension rates.
Kevin summarized the principal assumptions: a state aid estimate of roughly 2 percent, an assumed tax-levy increase of about 2 percent for planning purposes, and a health insurance increase assumption of approximately 8 percent. "The current shortfalls are around $7,000,000, $7,200,000," Kevin said. He emphasized uncertainty in several key variables — the governor's state aid proposal, final…
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