Owego Apalachin Considers Options Following Budget Rejection

The Owego Apalachin School District Board of Education is taking into consideration the next steps following the May 21 defeat of the proposed school budget.

Bob Joseph/WNBF News [file][/caption]The district could call for a re-vote on the current proposals, a vote on a revised budget or going to a contingency budget.  A re-vote would take place on June 18 if that option is selected.

A public budget workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, May 28 at 6 p.m. with a Board of Education meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. May 30.  Both meetings will be held in the Owego Apalachin District Office.

According to the district, the rejected budget proposal called for a tax increase within the allowable New York State tax cap of 3.83% on the levy.

District information is posed on the website: www.oacsd.org.