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The Evening Tribune Hornell City School District residents will vote up or down on a budget that holds the line on taxes and reduces spending when they go to the polls next month. The Hornell Board of Education Wednesday approved a $39,843,578 budget by a 6-0 vote, sending the 2021-22 spending plan to district voters on May 18. Hornell’s budget calls for $7,279,976 to be raised by property taxes. That’s the same amount as last year. “Our tax rate based on current assessments is projected ...

Judy Rose Thank you Jon Cleveland for opening up conversation about the sale of the Bryant School in Hornell. As a former Hornell City School Board member, parent, grandparent and taxpayer in the district I share many of the same concerns that you pointed out in your letter to the editor. Who came up with the valuation of $500,000 for the Bryant School and why wasn’t it put out for bid with a reserve amount? Why wasn’t there an independent appraisal done on the property to establish a value...

Developer, Hornell district agree to $500K for Bryant School Sale of school requires voter approval The Evening Tribune HORNELL — A Rochester-based realty development company and the Hornell City School District have agreed to a $500,000 deal for the purchase of the Bryant Elementary School, district and company officials announced at a school board meeting Wednesday night. Park Grove Realty plans to convert the elementary school into a 39-unit, “work-force housing” apartment complex. The...