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Byron‑Bergen board previews $27.9 million budget, schedules May hearing and vote
Summary
The Byron‑Bergen Central School District proposed a $27,899,975 budget for 2025–26, a 1.99% tax‑levy increase; the board set a May 8 hearing and the legally required May 20 budget vote and flagged a transportation proposition to fund new buses not to exceed $389,000.
The Byron‑Bergen Central School District Board of Education reviewed a proposed $27,899,975 budget for the 2025–26 school year and set a public hearing for May 8, 2025 and the budget vote for May 20, 2025.
Business Administrator L. Prinz and Superintendent P. McGee presented key figures and a planned capital transfer of $100,000 to fund repointing and sealing work around Junior High Gymnasium windows. "The proposed budget for the 2025-2026 school year is 27,899,975," the administrators reported during the meeting.
Board members were also advised that the proposed 2025–26 tax levy would be $9,572,240, representing a 1.99% increase over the prior year. Superintendent McGee requested moving the ballot location and hours for the budget vote to the high school gym with polling from 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; the board discussed and accepted that change as the location for the vote.
Members emphasized public notice and the scheduled hearing to allow community input. The budget packet includes a $100,000 transfer to the capital outlay budget to support masonry work on the Junior High Gym windows.
