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Connetquot budget presentation shows roughly $3.0 million shortfall; trustees debate program cuts
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Robert Hauser presented an initial 2026–27 draft budget with a proposed levy of about $148.84 million (a 2.15% increase) and an estimated shortfall near $3.0 million; trustees and public speakers pressed for contingency planning and questioned recommendations to reduce or pause some alternative programs and BOCES services.
Assistant Superintendent for Business Robert Hauser told the Connetquot Central School District Board of Education that the districtbudget draft proposes a tax levy of "a little over a $148,000,000" representing a 2.15% increase, and that the current working shortfall stands at about $3,000,469.
"The proposed levy is a little over a $148,000,000 and that it represents a 2.15% increase," Hauser said, presenting the tax‑cap calculation and the reserves that the district can draw on. He walked through revenue lines, reserve balances and several programmatic…
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