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Manhasset board flags transportation cost risk as central factor in 2026–27 budget
Summary
At its Dec. meeting the Manhasset Board heard a budget presentation showing a $115 million plan heavily funded by local taxpayers and warned that rebidding transportation contracts could add $1.2M–$1.8M in costs, forcing tough tradeoffs under the state tax cap.
The Manhasset Board of Education on Dec. 15 opened its budget season with a presentation that framed transportation contract uncertainty as one of the largest financial risks for the 2026–27 spending plan.
Gerard Antoine, the district’s assistant superintendent for business, told the board the district’s $115,000,000 budget is overwhelmingly locally funded — about $102,000,000, or roughly 89 percent — and that roughly $5,000,000 comes from state aid. Antoine said district leadership also recently received an $800,000 IRS rebate that is a one‑time benefit and cautioned that federal grant funding (just over $1,000,000 in prior years) is subject to change.
The board’s transportation vendor,…
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