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Huntington BOE outlines $123.7 million levy limit, previews $2.1M capital proposition and budget timeline
Summary
At its Feb. 9 meeting the Huntington Union Free School District presented the 2026–27 tax-levy calculation and capital priorities: an allowable levy limit of $123,748,530, options to stay under or pierce the 2% cap, and a proposed Proposition 2 capital ask of about $2.1 million for projects including Woodhall amphitheater and high-school restroom work.
The Huntington Union Free School District Board of Education reviewed the tax-levy limit and capital priorities for the 2026–27 budget cycle at its Feb. 9 regular meeting.
Dr. Harris, who led the finance presentation, said the district’s computed allowable tax levy for 2026–27 is $123,748,530 and explained the three “buckets” that shape the budget picture: the total levy, the tax rate and the allowable levy growth factor. "You have the tax levy, which is the total taxpayer monies that are collected," Dr. Harris said, noting the allowable-levy growth factor is the lesser of 2% or inflation and that, given recent CPI, the 2% cap has been operative.
The presentation described how the state’s formula and local factors — including PILOTs (payment-in-lieu-of-taxes) and a district carryover — alter the calculation. Dr. Harris said Huntington benefits from an available carryover tied to its lack of building…
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