Salisbury budgets head to town meeting

SALISBURY —After a public hearing Wednesday, April 30, the Board of Finance voted to send the 2025-26 municipal and education budget proposals to town meeting.

The municipal budget proposal for 2025-26 has a bottom line of $9,205,102, an increase of $575,530 or 6.7%.

The budget proposal for Salisbury Central School (SCS) is for $6,897,148, an increase of $361,209 or 5.53%.

The town’s Region One assessment from the proposed Region One budget is $4,781,093, an increase of $373,080 or 8.46%.

Total town education spending is $11,678,241, an increase of $734,289 or 6.71%.

There were no questions for SCS principal Stephanie Magyar or First Selectman Curtis Rand.

Meeting immediately after the hearing, the Board of Finance voted to send the budget proposals to the town budget meeting.

Board of Finance chair Pari Farood said it is likely that there will be no mill rate change if the budget proposals are approved. The Salisbury mill rate is 11.0.

The annual town budget meeting in Salisbury is Wednesday, May 14, 7:30 p.m. It is a hybrid meeting.

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