An anxious second round of voting concluded with the passage of Baldwin's revised budget proposal last night. The final tally, which included absentee ballots, was 2397 "yes" votes to 860 "no" votes.
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By Chris Connolly
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6/19/13
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Baldwin’s proposed 2013-14 school budget of $121.6 million was voted down by the community in an emotionally charged election last week. The spending plan, which included a tax levy increase of …
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By Chris Connolly
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5/29/13
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Voters on Tuesday passed all four of Valley Stream’s school budgets — with at least 60 percent in favor in every district — and returned all incumbents to their Board of Education seats.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/21/13
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Valley Stream’s four school districts are among the 96 percent of districts statewide proposing budgets with tax levy increases at or below the tax-cap limit. Each budget will require only a simple majority to pass when voters head to the polls on Tuesday.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/16/13
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A breakdown of the Valley Stream Central High School District's budget proposal.
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5/16/13
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A breakdown of the budget proposals for Valley Stream's three elementary school districts.
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5/16/13
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At Island Park’s school budget vote on May 21, voters will be asked to approve five propositions. Three of them would finance restoration of the community’s schools and library, which were …
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Howard Schwach
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5/10/13
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West Hempstead school officials will not have to persuade 60 percent of school district voters to approve a school budget that exceeds the allowable property tax cap, district officials say. That’s …
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Howard Schwach
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4/29/13
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and many state legislators, view 2011’s tax cap law as one of the crowning achievements of this administration.
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3/28/13
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Franklin Square Elementary School District officials say they do not expect any significant budget cuts as they anticipate the finalization of the budget for voter approval on May 21. Superintendent …
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Vikas Girdhar
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3/26/13
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