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Niagara Falls board previews rough draft of 2026–27 budget, flags $7.6M gap and reserve use
Summary
At a Jan. 22 public meeting the Niagara Falls City School District reviewed a preliminary 2026–27 budget draft showing a projected $7.6 million gap; officials outlined possible responses — use $2.0–2.5M of reserves, modest levy increases, spending cuts or finding new revenue — and flagged a $2.2M UPK aid increase and need for four special-education classrooms.
The Niagara Falls City School District board on Jan. 22 reviewed a preliminary draft of the 2026–27 budget and was warned the district faces a projected $7.6 million shortfall if the draft’s full set of revenue and expense assumptions hold.
Superintendent Mark Lohrey presented the draft as a first pass and said the district expects to use between $2 million and $2.5 million of its $4.83 million reserve carryover this year, pending further verification by finance staff. ‘‘This is a very, very rough draft based on estimates,’’ he said, and finance staff will roll salaries forward name-by-name before the board’s next meeting.
The presentation listed projected revenue adjustments of roughly $4.5 million and a preliminary total projected revenue of…
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