Byron-Bergen reviews preliminary budget draft

The Byron-Bergen Central School District Board of Education reviewed a draft preliminary budget for the 2005-2006 school year. The budget is projected to be $16,559,514; a 4.9 percent increase over the 2004-2005 budget. Generally, the increases in this budget are a function of employee salary and benefits, and increased fuel costs. Under projected assumptions, this would translate into a 5.75 percent tax levy increase, or an increase of $1.41 per $1,000 of assessed valuation.