swataz May 21, 2013 at 10:45 pm
4,852 people voted in a town made up of over 115,000? Way to show up at the polls. What a joke.
swataz May 21, 2013 at 09:04 pm
People of our community should be seriously concerned with the rise in taxes. It's sad that the…Read More school districts go right for the jugular and take away kids' programs as the FIRST step when they have to reduce budget. It is a complete farce and done deliberately to get the knee-jerk reaction they want from parents. Sad, sad, sad.
greencap May 21, 2013 at 04:51 pm
Everyone who can vote please go down in local elections EVERY VOTE COUNTS. Seriously the difference…Read More could be a few votes. You better bet that all the people with kids in 5th grade orchestra etc are going to be down there voting for. Most of the increase is to fund pension benefits that are simply outrageous (every teacher that retireds gets their huge last year salary for life!)
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All Boards » KFM May 21, 2013 at 04:17 pm
How, in a period of rapidly declining enrollment, can costs be increasing so much from year to year,…Read More you ask? The answer is in front of you in black and white. I urge you to READ your district’s budget: we are funding retirements when many of us cannot afford to fund our own during difficult economic times. These wheels were set in motion by contracts negotiated in times of unrealistic growth that may likely not occur again. It is time to open up these plans and relieve this unfair burden from our shoulders. Whatever other measures are pursued in order to control costs, including consolidation within and eventually with other districts, are never going to be enough if you cannot get this problem corrected. Write your congressman, for the love of God. If you need any more incentive to do so, please go to http://rocdocs.democratandchronicle.com/database/teacher-pensions-new-york and look at what Smithtown’s retirees are collecting MONTHLY. It will sicken you.
Smithtown Voters Pass $224M Budget
Smithtown voters said yes to a $224.38 million school budget for the 2013-14 school year on Tuesday. The approved budget is an increase of $9.04… million over last year's budget. The 2013-2014 budget cuts include $783,000 in attrition and ret
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