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East Meadow board hears second budget presentation; trustees do not adopt budget tonight
Summary
On April 15 the East Meadow Union Free School District presented a proposed $286,776,667 budget, citing a projected enrollment decline of about 300 students and a preliminary allowable tax levy of $166,103,024 (a $4.6 million, 2.86% increase). The board discussed capital projects tied to CTE and special-education programming and did not record an adoption vote at the meeting.
The East Meadow Union Free School District Board of Education received a second presentation of the proposed 2026–27 budget on April 15, during which administrators outlined enrollment, revenue and capital plans and urged the board to adopt the spending plan at a future vote.
"From 2024–25 to the projection for 26–27, the district is down almost 300 students," the budget presenter said, noting that many state-aid lines are enrollment-sensitive and that declining enrollment lowers expected aid. The presenter put the proposed total expenditure budget at $286,776,667 and said the allowable tax levy calculation yields an estimated levy of $166,103,024 — a $4.6 million increase, or about 2.86% compared with the prior year—subject to…
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