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Scotch Plains-Fanwood board approves tentative 2026–27 budget with 6.1% tax levy increase
Summary
The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education approved a tentative 2026–27 budget that includes a requested 6.1% increase in the local tax levy, citing rising health-care costs, capped state aid and federal funding cuts as the main drivers.
The Scotch Plains-Fanwood Board of Education voted to approve a tentative budget for fiscal year 2026–27 that asks voters and municipal partners to absorb a 6.1% increase in the local tax levy.
Business Administrator Mister Jones told the board the district is facing “significant financial pressures” including a health-care cost increase projected in the millions, reductions in federal IDEA and ESEA funding and state-aid caps. “So we’re asking for a tax increase 6.1%,” Jones said during the presentation.
Superintendent Dr. Mast said enrollment growth is adding pressure: district…
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