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Sweet Home proposes $108.6 million 2026–27 budget with 3.3% tax‑levy increase; buses, capital projects preserved
Summary
District staff presented a $108,608,147 proposed budget that keeps annual bus purchases, funds a $100,000 capital outlay project and would raise the tax levy 3.3% (a $1,796,000 increase). Voters will decide the budget and two other propositions on May 19.
Don Feldman
The Sweet Home Central School District presented a $108,608,147 proposed budget for 2026–27 on May 5, saying it would meet the state property‑tax cap and ask voters to approve a 3.3% levy increase at the May 19 vote.
The district’s budget presentation said the $108.6 million plan represents a budget‑to‑budget increase of $3,032,135 (about 2.87%) and would set the proposed tax levy at $56,283,605, a year‑over‑year levy rise of $1,796,000. Under the district’s sample calculations, the change would add about $79 to a $250,000 assessed home on both the Amherst and Tonawanda sides of the district, resulting in projected tax bills of roughly $2,477 (Amherst) and $2,483 (Tonawanda) under the stated assumptions.
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