At the May 24 Harrisonburg City Council meeting, the council approved a budget for 2022-23, increased the real estate tax rate and introduced a new potential art installation on the
Batavia City School officials want to make something clear about this year’s proposed $54.8 million budget. Although the levy is to increase by 1 percent to just under $20 million, the actual tax rate may go down due to the volume of raised assessments, Superintendent Jason Smith and Business Administrator Scott Rozanski said. In fact, if assessments remain the same as they
School budgets are like teeter-totters, Batavia City Schools Superintendent Jason Smith says. The old kids’ playground toy that seated a person on each end and they’d push off when their feet hit the ground is a balancing act. Likewise, school officials try to have a budget with no one end greatly outweighing the other, he said. “We’re not just pulling pieces out of thin
As much as Michelle Humes would have liked a zero percent tax increase, she also realizes what comes first. “We have to keep in mind that our students are the priority,” said Humes, a Batavia City Schools board member. “The approved budget keeps all of our existing programs intact while recognizing that there are ongoing financial challenges due to the rising costs our country
As Genesee County school districts provide details about their 2022-23 budgets, there seems no escaping inflation, and Elba Central Superintendent Gretchen Rosales isn’t afraid to admit she’s looking to cut corners. Rosales, with the assistance of her district treasurer, Lisa Penna, has joined the list of district administrators who have pointed to the problem of rising prices