Hastings School Budget Includes Tax Rate Decrease

Hastings Union Free School District residents can vote on the 2016-17 proposed budget and the election of new school board members on May 17.

The school district has proposed the following changes to the budget:

Proposed budget: $46,882,130

Budget to budget increase: 0.84 percent

Proposed tax rate decrease: .21 percent

Proposed tax levy increase: 1.06 percent

The budget includes funding for:

• The renovation of the tennis courts at Reynolds Field
• Inflationary increase on the roof capital projects at the high school/middle school
• District-wide interior improvements such as the refurbishment of bathrooms and paving work.

Candidates in the contested school board election are Caryn Campbell, Lisa Eggert Litvin, Wendy Naidich and Doug Sundheim.

For voting times and locations, contact the school district at 914 478-2900.