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Port Jervis school officials present $103 million budget, say it will not raise taxes for fifth straight year
Summary
Dr. John Bell told the Port Jervis Common Council the proposed 2025–26 school budget rises to about $103 million but would not increase the tax levy for the fifth consecutive year; a $49.9 million capital project and a proposed 12.5-acre land purchase are on the May ballot.
Dr. John Bell, presenting the Port Jervis School District budget to the Common Council, said the district's proposed 2025–26 spending plan rises above $100 million but will not increase local property taxes for the fifth year in a row.
Bell said the district's budget grew from about $96 million last year to roughly $103 million this year as construction-related spending and matching state aid increased both expenditures and revenue. "This will be the fifth year in a row with no tax increase," Bell said, attributing past relief in part to federal COVID-era aid and to state building-aid…
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