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Byram Hills board adopts 2026'27 budget, proposes 5.25% tax levy increase
Summary
The Byram Hills Central School District Board adopted a $2026'27 budget that decreases overall spending by about 1.1% while proposing a 5.25% tax levy increase; the administration plans to use $3.6 million in reserves to balance the year and will seek voter approval in May.
Byram Hills Central School District Board of Education members on April 21 voted to adopt the district's final proposed budget for the 2026'27 school year, approving a 1.1% overall decrease in spending while proposing a 5.25% increase in the property tax levy.
Kelly Reed, who presented the budget to the board, said the district's proposed spending is down by about $1.2 million from the prior year while preserving programs, extracurricular activities and transportation. Reed told the board that program spending would make up about 76% of the…
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