BAINBRIDGE – Superintendent Timothy Ryan spoke on behalf of the Bainbridge Guilford Central School District’s proposed budget. The 2017-2018 proposed budget hearing will be held on Tuesday, May 9 at 7 p.m. in the High School Auditorium and following that public meeting will be voting day on Tuesday, May 16 from noon- 9 p.m. in the Greenlawn Elementary School and the Guilford Town Hall.

For the upcoming year of 2017-2018, Bainbridge Guilford Central School estimated spending plan consist of $17,618,035 which will include many educational opportunities for students to learn and grow while being sensitive and responsible to our taxpayers. The plan proposes a modest 1.75% tax increase to district taxpayers. “The 2017-2018 school budget is down 3.5 percent from the 2016-2017 budget. This is due to the fact that the district no longer has a large debt payment relative to the 2001 Capital Project. The district’s revenue also decreased as the district will no longer be receiving the Building Aid that was off-setting that large debt payment each year”, said superintendent Tim Ryan.

During the course of the public budget meeting, community members can expect to hear about the possibility of leasing buses and the capital outlay projects that are set to continue for the upcoming year.