School districts eye tax cap overrides; Johnstown, Fonda-Fultonville, Scotia-Glenville indicate intent | The Daily Gazette
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A handful of Capital Region school districts are considering asking local voters to override tax caps when school budgets go up for approval in May.
At least three area school districts Johnstown, Fonda-Fultonville and Scotia-Glenville indicated an intent to go above their local tax cap in an annual March filing with the state Comptroller’s Office. Also, Niskayuna school board members at a recent meeting expressed support for going above their limit if needed to spare layoffs.
The districts all face a different budget situation, and divergent local tax caps, but if they decide to propose budgets that raise levies about those limits, they will need the support of 60 percent of district voters.