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Board adopts $39.92 million budget; uses reserves, sets propositions for May vote
Summary
The Eden board approved a $39,921,020 budget for 2026–27 that relies on the 2.52% tax-levy cap and planned use of reserves; the May ballot will include the general fund budget, a capital-reserve bus purchase proposition ($587,648) and a new capital reserve for vehicles and equipment.
On April 20 the Eden Central School District Board approved the 2026–27 budget in the amount of $39,921,020, with projections that assume a tax-levy increase up to the 2.52% cap and use of district reserves to balance the plan. Mrs. May walked the board through expenditure changes: a modest $27,000 increase in salaries tied to retirements and partial replacements, equipment increases of roughly $43,000, a contractual increase of about $300,000 largely for legal fees, property insurance and utilities, and a $482,000 rise in BOCES costs tied to special-education placements. She told the board the state budget remained unsigned and the district was adopting a budget without final state aid numbers.
The motion to approve the budget passed on a voice vote after board discussion. Mrs. May summarized the May ballot: Proposition 1 is the general-fund budget ($39,921,020); Proposition 2 authorizes using the capital reserve for bus purchases of $587,648 (no taxpayer impact); Proposition 3 would create a new capital reserve for vehicles and equipment. The board also set a public hearing for May 11 and scheduled the annual budget vote for May 19 (9 a.m. to 9 p.m.).
