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Wappingers board adopts $336.9 million 2026–27 budget; approves $3M vehicle purchase amid electric-bus concerns
Summary
The Wappingers Central School District board adopted a $336,894,345 budget for 2026–27 to present to voters May 19 and approved a transportation proposition for nearly $3 million to buy 25 gasoline/diesel vehicles. Superintendent Dr. Bonk warned of costs and infrastructure questions tied to a 2035 electric-bus transition.
The Wappingers Central School District Board of Education on April 13 adopted a proposed $336,894,345 budget for the 2026–27 school year and approved a separate transportation purchase proposition of just under $3 million to replace and add district vehicles.
Superintendent Dr. Bonk presented the budget, which he described as “not the superintendent's proposed budget. This is our proposed budget,” saying the plan focuses on maintaining programs, student safety, special education support and career and technical education while staying below the statutory tax cap. He said the levy-to-levy change would be 2.59 percent and that the district plans to use just under $15 million of general fund balance to help offset costs.
The administration laid out spending priorities and personnel changes included in the proposal: two new positions (a human-resources…
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