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Central Square school board accepts recount results: Budget finalized June 2nd

CENTRAL SQUARE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV)—After a recount confirmed the results of Tuesday's budget vote, the Central Square Central School District's Board of Education has officially accepted the outcome: the budget was not passed. The district is now focusing on what's next and what will be cut this upcoming school year. The district proposed a $104 million budget that included a 6.86% tax levy increase, which was turned down by just nine votes. This ignited the recount earlier Wednesday afternoon, May 21, which was finished and confirmed by the meeting. Now, the board is discussing potential options for a revised district budget plan that could lower the tax levy. Superintendent Tom Colafubo said the original proposal was designed to maintain the district's current offerings to students and staff, including college courses and Citi BOCES, which over 150 students currently take advantage of at all expenses paid by the district. 'So we went out at our tax cap limit, which the state feels financially the community can handle; we have never gone to it, and we went out with that, so that we wouldn't have to make the cuts,' said the CSCSD Superintendent. Since the budget was not passed, the district now has two options: present a revised budget or move more directly towards a contingency budget, which would mean no tax levy increase but significant cuts. 'If you look at the previous four years, we went two straight years with a tax increase, so overall it was shallow, we probably have the lowest tax increase in the county,' stated Colofubo. With the 6.86% increase, the superintendent shares that for a $100,000 house in the district, it would be a $92 increase for the entire year, and for a $200,000 home, it would be $184 more per year. No final decision was made at Wednesday night's meeting, but the district is now reviewing all possibilities. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.