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Lowville Academy and Central School to Hold Budget
Hearing May 11th on Proposed $32.1M Budget for 2026-27 with 3.99 Percent
Tax Levy Increase
Published: May 09, 2026 at
06:30 p.m.
By: Nick Altmire
Lowville, NY- The Lowville
Academy and Central School District will hold their annual Budget Hearing
meeting on May 11, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary school cafeteria,
to present the 2026-27 spending plan.
The proposed $32,073,124
budget for the 2026-2027 school year is a $647,591 (2.06 percent) increase
over the $31,425,533 approved for the current school year. The tax levy,
the amount to be collected through taxes, is proposed to increase by 3.99
percent ($205,017) from $5,138,260 to $5,343,277. This is within the
district’s allowed tax cap increase
calculated by New York State, meaning the budget vote will require a simple
majority of voters for approval.
The district’s
budget vote and Board of Education election will take place on Tuesday, May
19, from 12:00 p.m. to
8:00 p.m., in the
school auditorium.
There are three
incumbent candidates seeking re-election to the Board of Education
unopposed. The candidates for the three seats are Cheyenne Steria,
Stephanie Houser Fouse, and Steven Fuller.
More information
on the Board of Education candidates and the district’s spending plan can
be viewed in the district’s 2026-27 Budget Newsletter here.
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