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Syosset board hears 2026–27 budget overview; proposes 2.19% tax levy and schedules May hearing
Summary
The Syosset Central School District received a high‑level presentation of the 2026–27 budget showing a proposed 2.19% tax levy (about $26,000 below the calculated 2.2% tax cap), a 3.74% budget‑to‑budget increase, and an approximate $3.5 million increase in state aid. The board approved submitting the budget at a public hearing May 11; the vote is scheduled for May 19.
Dr. Rufel, the associate superintendent for business, told the Board of Education the district is proposing a 2.19% increase in the tax levy for the 2026–27 school year, about $26,000 below the district’s calculated tax cap of 2.2%.
The presentation placed the proposed levy alongside a budget‑to‑budget spending increase of 3.74% and an approximate $3.5 million rise in state aid, largely in foundation aid. Dr. Rufel said recent bond sale results produced a lower net debt service burden (he referred to a net interest figure of about 2.4%), which reduced the capital exclusion and lowered the…
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