Region One district spending up 4.49%

FALLS VILLAGE — On Thursday, April 10, after a brief public hearing at which no questions were asked, the Region One Board of Education voted to send the proposed Region One budget plan for 2025-26 to a referendum vote Tuesday, May 6.

The total for Region One is $18,485,210, an increase of $794,882 or 4.49%.

The Region One budget has three components: Housatonic Valley Regional High School, Pupil Services and the Regional Schools Services Center.

The budget proposals for each component: HVRHS, $9,135,577, an increase of $146,586 or 1.63%; Pupil Services, $7,522,557, an increase of $539,128 or 7.72%; RSSC, $1,827,075, an increase of $109,167 or 6.35%.

The referendum is Tuesday, May 6, noon to 8 p.m. at the town halls of the six Region One Schools: Cornwall, Falls Village, Kent, North Canaan, Salisbury and Sharon.

If the budget proposal passes, the assessments for the towns will be:

Cornwall: $2,004,274, a decrease of $20,611 or 1.12%.

Falls Village: $1,543,685, an increase of $126,423 or 9.01%.

Kent: $2,611,729, an increase of $84,818 or 3.7%.

North Canaan: $5,620,587, an increase of $62,282 or 1.09%.

Salisbury: $4,781,092, an increase of $373,081 or 8.93%.

Sharon: $1,923,842, an increase of $168,889 or 10.49%.

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