Today: Chappaqua Budget Sessions at 7 Bridges

The Chappaqua PTA will sponsor two information sessions today that will be about the proposed 2013-14 school budget.

The sessions will each be held at Seven Bridges Middle School, in its lower commons. The first will be at 9:30 a.m. while the second will be held at 7:30 p.m.

The proposed budget is $114,828,088 and will have a 2.34-percent spending increase. The proposed tax levy, which represents the total amount of tax revenue to be collected, would rise by 2.06. Although there is a state-mandated tax levy cap of 2 percent, the budget complies because of various exemptions that are included.

The budget's tax rates, which represent what people owe per $1,000 of assessed property value, are set to go up by 2.25 for New Castle residents and by 2.71 percent for Mount Pleasant residents. The budget also calls for 12.39 job cuts.

For more details on the proposed budget, which is up for a May 21 public vote, click here.