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Blog Spotlight: His First School Board Meeting

As budget season heats up, one Commack blogger decides to see for himself what all the fuss is about.

We've got an amazing group of bloggers sharing their insights across the North Shore Patch sites. So each week we're going to single out one that's too good to be confined to one Patch.

This week the spotlight lands on , a Commack local whose good-humored blog posts always entertain the local readers.

This week he decided to attend his first school board meeting, prompted by the fierce discussion that has erupted on Patch over the Commack School District's current budget negotiations. His account is not to be missed.

And if you want to blog in your community, email henry@patch.com.

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Just a short thought to get the word out quickly about anything in your neighborhood.
Share something with your neighbors. Write a new post... What's up? Make an announcement, speak your mind, or sell something
Billie B May 20, 2013 at 10:17 am
Tomorrow is the vote..vote NO NOW or our taxes are going to continue to sky rocket. Unless we doRead More something this town will continue to spiral down. More taxes aren't going to help. We need to cut expenses and get ourselves on a fiscally responsible plan.
swataz May 20, 2013 at 09:42 am
Isn't that above the cap? Funny, when another news source mentioned 5 districts that are breakingRead More the cap they didn't mention Smithtown. Dn't worry, the district will bully and scare the parents into voting yes by threatening programs instead of doing what they need to do which is reduce administrative costs.
Ron W May 19, 2013 at 02:26 pm
We can all make a statement one way or another when we vote. However, that statement should be madeRead More on a state level not the local level. Boards of Ed are powerless to do any real cost cutting. The state needs to take this on. We need real reform in Albany to reduce the ever increasing pensions and life long benefits that educators enjoy. Combine this with letting Albany decide salary increases for all educators and we can guaranty tax reductions over the next few years. Its that simple, Boards cannot do these. Lets get Albany to move on these NOW!