Tuxedo Union Free School District’s 2025-26 budget was rejected by voters — again.
In a June 17 vote, district residents rejected the district’s revised $15,096,754 spending plan by 306 to 290 votes.
This amended proposal included a tax levy increase of 1.628% and a tax rate increase of 1.49%.
What was in the original proposal?
The first budget proposed for the upcoming school year was $15,107,619 with a tax levy increase of 2.49%.
Voters rejected the plan by 401 to 313 votes on May 20.
What happens next?
The district Board of Education will now adopt a contingency budget.
“Our administration will work thoughtfully to craft a contingency spending plan that preserves as many core academic programs, supports and services as possible,” a district spokesperson said in an email statement.
A regular board meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. June 18 in the multipurpose room at George Grant Mason Elementary High School, located at 11 Hillside Drive, Tuxedo.
The meeting is open to the public.
This article originally appeared on Times Herald-Record: Tuxedo district spending plan rejected by voters again. Here are the next steps
Reporting by Vandana Saras, Middletown Times Herald- Record / Times Herald-Record
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