Nassau County recently announced that it finished 2020 with a surplus of $75 million (subject to some adjustment, but it’s a reasonable number to work with). Sounds like good news, right? Not so fast.
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By Howard Kopel
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4/15/21
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Local school district officials are facing difficulties finalizing their budget proposals before the May 18 vote, as questions remain about state aid.
Under Gov. Cuomo’s executive budget …
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By Melissa Koenig
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3/30/21
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Programming costs would account for the majority of the Sewanhaka Central High School District’s 2021 -22 school year budget under a proposal Kevin O’Brien, the district’s assistant …
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By Melissa Koenig
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3/28/21
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Saying “No New Yorker should have to choose between their health and their right to vote,” N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered mail-in ballots in local school elections to be counted if received by June 16.
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6/7/20
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Elmont residents would see a small decrease in their property taxes under the school district’s proposed 2020-21 budget, even though spending would increase.
The $94.4 million proposal would …
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By Melissa Koenig
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5/26/20
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Franklin Square’s school district and library boards have approved their spending plans for the 2020-21 school year, amid the financial uncertainty of the continuing coronavirus pandemic.
At …
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By Melissa Koenig
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5/19/20
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After school board members and district officials spent months trying to plan out their budgets for the 2020 - 21 school year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order on April 3 delaying budget …
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By Melissa Koenig
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4/7/20
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School budget votes have been delayed until at least June 1 because of the coronavirus outbreak, by order of Governor Cuomo.
The votes were to have taken place May 19.
The governor issued …
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By Scott Brinton
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4/3/20
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Sewanhaka Central High School District officials are considering investing $1.8 million from next year’s proposed budget for security enhancements at all five schools, Superintendent James …
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By Melissa Koenig
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3/5/20
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Thirteen Franklin Square residents are helping their elementary school district craft its 2020 - 21 budget as members of the district’s Citizens’ Budget Advisory Committee.
The members work on …
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By Melissa Koenig
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12/12/19
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