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EMERGENCY
COMMUNITY
BUDGET
FORUM
SET
FOR
WEDNESDAY,
FEB.
12
-- Governor
Pataki's
state
budget
proposal
will
cut
$1.2
billion
in
aid
to
public
schools
at
a
time
when
costs
are
rising
and
academic
requirements
are
at
an
all-time
high.
The
results
of
this
cut
could
be
disastrous
for
Mohonasen. The
district
would
lose
$671,532
in
state
aid
next
year
which
would
force
a
4.7%
increase
in
school
taxes
due
to
that
cut
alone.
Add
to
this
the
rising
cost
of
doing
business
(i.e.,
increases
in
health
insurance,
retirement
contributions,
utilities
and
salaries)
and
residents
would
face
a
14.2%
increase
in
taxes
next
year
--
simply
to
maintain
current
levels
of
program
and
staff.
To
get
next
year's
budget
down
to
a
7.9%
tax
rate
increase,
about
a
million
dollars
would
need
to
be
cut
from
existing
programs
and
staff
--
cuts
that
would
mean
loss
of
staff,
increases
in
class
sizes
and
loss
of
programs.
Given
the
extremely
difficult
fiscal
circumstances
facing
Mohonasen
this
year,
staff
and
community
input
into
budget
discussions
will
be
more
important
than
ever.
As
a
result,
the
district
is
hosting
an
Emergency
Community
Budget
Forum
on
Wednesday,
February
12 at 7 p.m. in the High School's Farnsworth Technology Center.
ALL
RESIDENTS
OF
THE
DISTRICT
ARE
INVITED
TO
ATTEND
to
get
the
facts
and
get
involved.
More
information
here.
(15K
PDF)
Child
care
will
be
available.
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