Voters In Hendrick Hudson District To Decide $86.6M Budget

MONTROSE, NY — The Hendrick Hudson School District proposed an $86.6 million budget for the 2022-23 school year, and the voters will go to the polls May 17 to decide whether to approve it.

The spending plan represents a 2.8 percent budget-to-budget increase, according to the district.

The 2022-23 school year is the second in which the district qualifies for the Electric Generation Cessation Fund, which was established by the state to reduce community impact when a power plant closes. The district will receive $15.4 million for 2022-23, compared with $8.4 million for the previous year.

Officials said the tax levy will increase 3.2 percent, well below the state-mandated tax cap of 15.2 percent.

According to district officials, the estimated tax rate for the town of Cortlandt is $1,160.27 per $1,000 assessed value, up 3.49 percent from last year. An average property with an assessed value of $7,700 would see an annual increase of $301.

For the city of Peekskill, the estimated tax rate is $608.53 per $1,000 of assessed value, up 0.97 percent from last year. An average property with an assessed value of $7,700 would see an annual increase of $45.

The Board of Education will hold a public hearing on the budget at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Hendrick Hudson High School gymnasium.

Also on the ballot will be a transportation proposition that asks the public to approve up to $500,000 for six vehicles.

There are three trustee seats up for the election and five people are running to fill them. They are incumbent Lisa Anderson, Stephanie Hickey, Jeremy Basso, Erica Mills and incumbent William Oricchio. For more information about the candidates, go here.

To learn more about the budget, go here.