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Bethlehem Central School District presents $119.8M proposed 2026–27 budget; May 19 vote will include bus purchase and Smart Schools Bond spending
Summary
The Bethlehem Central School District board presented a proposed $119.8 million 2026–27 budget, a 2.61% proposed tax-levy increase and ballot items including a $1.6 million bus purchase and $317,000 in Smart Schools Bond Act technology funds; the budget vote is May 19.
The Bethlehem Central School District presented its proposed 2026–27 budget on May 6, asking voters to consider a roughly $119.8 million spending plan and related ballot propositions at the district vote on Tuesday, May 19.
John, the district budget presenter, told the board the proposal represents about a $3.1 million increase, or roughly 2.7%, over the prior year and that the board adopted the proposed budget on April 1. He framed the request against multi-year cost pressures, saying district expenses have risen about 25% over four years while the state tax-cap law limits the district's allowable levy growth, which the presentation translated into a proposed tax-levy increase of…
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