Livingston School Budget Awaits Final Public Hearing

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston Board of Education touched on the proposed 2021-2022 school budget during their meeting on Monday.

As per the usual budgeting process, the district is still awaiting feedback from the county office, officials said.

According to a recent presentation from the district, the proposed budget is $1,435,901 below the allowable cap permitted by the state department of education.

The tax impact is $87 to the school portion of a local homeowner’s property taxes, based on the average assessed Livingston home of $700,000. Other components of local property taxes include municipal and county levies.

See the district’s full presentation here.

Another public hearing on the budget is scheduled for the board’s meeting on Tuesday, May 4.

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