The Minisink Valley Board of Education will hold a Finance Committee meeting on Thursday, May 30 at 8 p.m. in the middle school auditorium, where the Board and Administration will discuss next steps in the formation of a revised, proposed 2019-20 school budget. Public comment will take place after this discussion is completed. The community …

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On Tuesday, May 21, Minisink Valley Central School District residents rejected  the 2019-2020 school budget in a 1,795 to 1,168 vote. The results showed 60.6 percent of voters opposed the proposed budget; 39.4 percent approved it.  It required a supermajority of 60 percent plus one to pass. The $97.47 million proposed budget would have preserved all …

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2019-20 proposal preserves all student programs On Tuesday, May 21, Minisink Valley Central School District voters will decide on a $97.47 million proposed budget for the 2019-20 school year. This budget decreases spending by 2.53 percent, or $2.5 million, from the current year, and includes a 7.97 percent tax levy increase. The proposed increase in …

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