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Middletown board adopts $283.7 million 2026–27 budget, places 1.99% tax-levy increase on May 19 ballot
Summary
The Middletown City School District board voted to adopt a $283,735,894 budget for 2026–27 and to place a 1.99% tax-levy increase on the May 19 budget ballot; board members praised staff work under state budget uncertainty and discussed a possible future study on senior tax relief.
The Middletown City School District board voted to adopt a $283,735,894 district budget for the 2026–27 school year and to place a 1.99% tax-levy increase on the May 19, 2026 ballot as Proposition 1. President Romero called for the motion, the board discussed the levy and the district’s fiscal context, and members passed the motion by voice vote.
Board members and administrators framed the budget as one produced amid state-level uncertainty; one board member congratulated “Dr. Connell” on…
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