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Carmel Central School District adopts 2026–27 budget and records first tax-levy reduction
Summary
The Carmel Central School District board adopted a $152.8 million 2026–27 budget and recorded a one‑tenth of 1% reduction in the tax levy — described in the meeting as the district’s first tax cut — after trustees praised the administration’s transparency and held a roll-call vote.
The Carmel Central School District Board of Education voted April 21 to adopt the 2026–27 budget and a one‑tenth of 1% reduction to the district’s tax levy. Trustees described the package as both a continuing investment in schools and, for the first time in district history, a modest return of surplus dollars to taxpayers.
Superintendent Mr. Plunkett and administration staff outlined the budget process, noting a detailed multi-page spreadsheet and an explanatory slide deck…
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