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Sayville board reviews $107 million 2026–27 budget proposal, eyes reserve reductions and capital projects
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Robert Bartels presented a proposed $107,000,007 budget with a 2.79% tax‑levy increase, a plan to reduce reliance on reserves, and a Proposition 2 to spend roughly $1.1 million from capital reserves on facility upgrades; the board set dates for further review and the budget vote.
Assistant Superintendent for Business and Personnel Robert Bartels presented the Sayville Union Free School District’s proposed 2026–27 budget to the Board of Education, laying out revenue assumptions, reserve use, program restorations and planned capital work. The revenue side includes an estimated state‑aid increase of a little more than $1.2 million, BOCES refunds rising, modest interest income, and other flat fees; Bartels said total externally sourced revenue (excluding tax levy and reserves) is expected to rise roughly 4–8 percent.
Why it matters: The proposed total budget figure Bartels used for planning was $107,000,007.21, with a proposed tax levy increase of 2.79% — under the state tax‑levy limit and requiring only a simple majority for passage. Bartels said recent increases in Universal Pre‑K funding…
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