Connetquot budget presentation shows roughly $3.0 million shortfall; trustees debate program cuts
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.
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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.
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