Katonah-Lewisboro School District Public Budget Hearing Thursday

KATONAH, NY — The final public hearing on the proposed 2021-22 budget and Candidate Statements for the Katonah-Lewisboro School District will be held on Thursday, May 6.

The meeting will detail the spending plan for the upcoming school year. The proposed budget is $113,242,880, with a 1.59 percent increase over the 2020-21 spending package.

“We are once again presenting a budget that is below the New York State tax levy cap,” school board members wrote in a joint statement asking voters to adopt the budget. “Proposed spending will increase next year by less than 1.6%. We believe the proposed budget thoughtfully supports today’s students and positions our schools and community well for the future.”

School officials said the tax levy will increase by 1.79 percent if the budget is approved by voters later this month.

The spending plan calls for the replacement of at least three school buses. The budget also includes funds for teacher pay raises.

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There are a total of two school trustee seats to be filled for three-year terms. These are board of education seats with terms expiring on June 30. The two expiring terms on the Board of Education are the seats currently held by Terrence Cheng and Marjorie Schiff.

Board of Education candidates Marjorie Schiff and Elana Shneyer will be invited to make statements about their candidacy for the school board seats at the May 6 meeting.

The annual budget vote and board election will be from 6a.m. to 9 p.m. on May 18. A post card will be mailed to all registered voters prior to the vote with the exact polling location for each voter.