May 18May 18 The Corning-Painted Post Area School District (C-PP) presented its 2026-2027 budget proposal to the public for comment earlier this week.The budget is $150,709,245 million. It is $6.4 million dollars above last year’s budget. This budget includes a 2.56 percent tax levy, which is within the state tax cap. That means it requires a 50 plus 1 percent simple majority at the polls. The tax rate is nearly $19.80 per $1,000 of assessed property value.According to budget documents, salaries and benefits make up 66 percent of the overall district expenditures.The largest revenue streams for the district are state aid at 49 percent and the tax levy at 42 percent.The district is still waiting for New York’s final state budget as are all school districts in the state. The budget was due at the beginning of April.Source
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