MIDDLETOWN, N.Y.—Enlarged City School District of Middletown voters passed a $283.7 million budget with a vote of 787–273 on May 19, with the largest voter turnout since COVID-19.
The 2026–2027 budget saw a total increase of $7.3 million, about 2.65 percent, from the past year’s budget. The tax levy will increase by 1.99 percent for a total of $76.1 million paid by local taxpayers.
The tax increase for the previous school year’s budget was also 1.99 percent, and for the 2024–2025 school year, it was 1 percent.
The maximum allowable tax increase was 4.87 percent, school district Superintendent Amy Creeden said on May 5, so the adopted levy of 1.99 percent is well below the tax levy limit….