The Heuvelton Central School District's annual budget vote and Board of Education election polls will be open in the HCS Poulton Auditorium from 1 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
Total Proposed Budget | $22,050,394
Total Budget Increase | $2,842,868, or 14.48%
Tax Levy Increase | 2.95%
On May 19, voters will head to the polls to consider a proposed $22,050,394 budget for the 2026-27 school year. The proposed budget is a 14.48% increase over the current year. Approximately $2,347,321 (12%) of the increase is attributed to the required principal and interest payments for the voter-approved capital project.
The remaining $495,547 (2.5%) increase in the proposed budget is driven by health insurance premiums, contractual cost increases, and the scheduled replacement of a gas-powered school bus. The proposal realizes savings to taxpayers by eliminating one instructional position through attrition and revenue in the form of building aid. The proposal carries a tax levy increase of $118,260, or 2.95%, and is below the current year’s tax levy limit of 7.1%.
The district’s building aid ratio is 97.6%, meaning it receives $0.976 back for each dollar spent on the capital project. Building aid is received in the form of revenue, funding the capital project-related increase in the proposed budget. The remaining portion of capital project expenses not covered by building aid (2.4%) will be paid using existing funds saved in the district’s capital reserve.