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Pittsford Central details budget squeeze as board approves $2.4M bus and $500K tech propositions
Summary
Superintendent and finance staff told the board that a sharp health‑insurance cost increase and other undistributed expenses left a $1.5M gap even after about $600K in new foundation aid; trustees voted to place a $2.4M bus purchase and a $500K instructional‑technology reserve spend before voters, both funded from reserves with no tax‑levy impact.
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Pittsford Central School District administrators told the board on March 11 that this year’s budget is being squeezed largely by rising employee‑benefit costs, and the board approved placing two reserve‑fund propositions before district voters.
Superintendent Pero said the district’s advocacy this year helped secure “just over $600,000 in foundation aid,” but that the amount did not eliminate a remaining shortfall of about $1.5 million as the district worked to stay within the state tax cap. Trustees were presented with the superintendent’s central…
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