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Hurley School District's tax levy to increase $28,000

By RALPH ANSAMI

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HURLEY — Hurley School District residents will likely see a small increase in the tax levy for 2017-18, according to district administrator Chris Patritto.

He offered a budget update to the school board at Monday’s regular monthly meeting.

With the district’s annual meeting coming up next month, Patritto said the levy will increase by about $28,000, to $9.56 per $1,000 of valuation, depending on how the final state equalized valuation figures shake out.

Patritto said the district will receive around $200,000 less in overall state aid and it won’t rece...