North Syracuse Central School District voters approve proposed budget

Thank you NSCSD voters!

May 20, 2021: North Syracuse Central School District voters have agreed to the district’s proposed 2025-26 school year budget with a 71 percent approval. A total of 1,433 votes were cast, with the final tally being 1,022 yes votes and 411 no votes on the $224,048,589  proposal. A bus proposition for $2,396,063 also passed with 1,033 yes votes and 397 no votes for a 72 percent approval. Voters also authorized the district’s use of a grant for the ongoing CNS pool project with a 75 percent approval (1,073 yes votes/361 no votes). Additionally, the Salina Free Library proposition for $524,861 passed (83 percent approval) with 53 yes votes and 11 no votes. 

Voters elected the following three candidates to the North Syracuse Central School District Board of Education for (three-year) terms beginning July 1, 2024:  
•    Robert Crabtree (1,227 votes)
•    Matthew Hermann (1,164 votes)
•    Amanda Sugrue (1,192 votes)

The 2025-26 tax levy increase of 2.91 percent is within the allowable tax levy limit as calculated under the state’s “tax cap” guidelines. Therefore, a simple majority was required for authorization. For details about the budget, visit the district’s budget website