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East Meadow UFSD proposes 3.26% levy, $2 million in capital projects; officials warn cuts if budget fails
Summary
District staff presented a balanced 2025–26 budget that keeps class sizes steady, includes a 3.26% tax levy and $2,000,000 in capital projects, and would require program and staff cuts if a contingency budget becomes necessary after a failed vote.
Ms. Fresenda, the district’s budget presenter, told community members at an East Meadow Union Free School District hearing that the proposed 2025–26 budget would maintain class sizes, expand programs where possible and would not rely on fund balance.
"We will not be using any fund balance to fund the 2526 budget," Ms. Fresenda said during the presentation, noting the district’s revenue assumptions were based on preliminary state figures.
The presenter said fixed cost drivers — salaries and benefits, mandatory insurances, special education services and transportation — account for about $125,000,000 of the…
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