By Holly Crocco The Carmel School Board on April 21 unanimously approved the first tax cut in the history of the district. The $152.8 million budget for 2026-27 reflects a 3.7 percent spending increase but a 0.1 percent tax rate reduction, thanks to the use of $3.9 million from reserves. That coverts to a 1/10th of 1 percent tax levy reduction. “For too long, the so-called experts said it could not be done – that the only solution was to keep raising taxes,” said School Board

By Holly Crocco The Mahopac School Board on April 21 adopted a $148.3 million budget for 2026-27, which represents a 2.23 percent spending increase over the current year. The proposed tax levy of $94 million comes in at about $2.1 million less than what is allowed under the state-mandated property tax cap, which equals a 0 percent tax levy increase. Under the cap, the district could have opted to raise the tax levy by 2.32 percent. For a home valued at $500,000, the budget wi