Schools
Hendrick Hudson Budget Includes Tax Levy Decrease
Proposed school budget features a decrease in spending of almost 2%.
The proposed budget for the Hendrick Hudson School District for 2016-2017 calls for a decrease of 0.5 percent in the districtwide tax levy.
The total proposed budget for the district is $75,874,366, up from $74,407,338 in the 2015-2016 budget, which is a 1.97 percent increase.The budget will be available to residents on April 24 and there will be a public hearing on May 4 at 7:30 p.m. at the high school.
The budget calls for several increases in programming and staffing, which includes a reading teacher and an enrichment teacher for grades 1-5 and a social worker in the high school.
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The vote on the budget will be held on Tuesday, May 17, at F.G. Lindsey School. There is more information on the budget at the district’s website.
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