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Pittsford Central outlines budget shortfall, cites 2.34% tax-cap and rising health costs
Summary
Officials told the PITTSFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT board that a calculated 2.34% tax cap, rising health-insurance costs and the loss of one-time federal funds have left the district facing a roughly $600,000200,000 budget gap; leaders said they will use reserves, attrition and staffing reviews to close the gap.
The PITTSFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT on Tuesday framed a budget season shaped by a constrained tax cap, higher health-care costs and the expiration of pandemic-era federal funds.
Assistant Business Official Mike Vespe said the districtcalculated its 2025-26 property tax cap at 2.34%, lower than last year, and explained the figure results from the stateformula that starts with the prior-year levy, applies a growth factor, subtracts pilot payments and accounts for debt-service exclusions. "At a 2.34% property tax cap, we can generate about $2,600,000," Vespe said, noting recent building-aid changes and a finished cash-funded project reduced the district's available…
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