Hendrick Hudson Sets Hearing On $82.1 Million Budget For 2020-21

CORTLANDT, NY — The Hendrick Hudson Board of Education will do a new thing on May 27 — hold its annual budget hearing remotely. That's only one of the many changes forced on the district by the new coronavirus pandemic in New York.

The tax levy is going up 5.86 percent, as the district begins grappling with the loss of revenue from Entergy for Indian Point.

Also, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has warned that the economic effect of the shutdown imposed to curb the outbreak could mean much less money available for state education aid. The state will be assessing and adjusting its budget several times in the course of 2020. Cuomo's last estimate was that state aid would be 20 percent lower than already promised.

Hendrick Hudson administrators and trustees have been working on how to mitigate the effect of much lower revenues since March.

You can learn more about the draft spending plan for 2020-21 on the district website.

The school board will hold its annual budget hearing at 6 p.m. May 27. The meeting, and all

meetings for the foreseeable future, can be accessed via live-stream, on the district website, at, via this link.

Comments pertaining to the budget may be emailed to the Board of Education Clerk, Carmen Koch, at Carmen.Koch@HenHudSchools.org. All comments must be received by 12:00 p.m. on May 27.

Things to know:

1. School district budget votes and school board elections are by absentee ballot only in 2020.
2. Absentee ballots will be mailed to all registered voters in the district the week of May 25.
3. If you are not registered, you may register by mail with the County Board of Elections or apply through the state online.

To vote, you must be:

• A United States citizen
• At least 18 yrs of age by June 9, 2020
• A resident of the district by May 10, 2020
• Cannot have been disqualified from voting based upon a reason described in Election Law §5-106.