DRYDEN, N.Y. (WHCU) — School budget votes are one week from tomorrow. 

In Dryden, Superintendent Josh Bacigalupi says a $47 million spending plan proposal includes a little help from Albany. 

It means a modest increase over the district’s current budget. 

Bacigalupi adds they closed the 2024 to 2025 budget gap with the unassigned fund balance and leftover federal aid money. 

FULL INTERVIEW: Dryden Central School District Superintendent Josh Bacigalupi on Ithaca’s Morning News