50 million in these times?

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Jan 8, 2010, 3:54:17 PM1/8/10

to Unite Our District: Vote No

The Highland School District is making a plan with input from the
community.
MidHudson New.com reports that;
" Superintendent Haab said the district has adopted a budget in the
past
under state contingency caps, but with state aid unknown and limited
federal
assistance, they will have to make “hard choices” about programs and
the
direction of the district."

In the New Paltz School District our School Board is planning a 50
Million
dollar renovation of the Middle School.

I guess buildings are more important to some folks than children,
teachers,
programs. Very sad!

Additionally Midhudson.com just reported,
" Ulster will pay out over $20 million to make up school district
taxes

KINGSTON – Ulster County can expect to lay out $22 million to local
school
districts for unpaid school taxes in the 2009-2010 academic year. The
money
will make the districts whole and cover the amount that goes unpaid by
district residents. The county shelled out $20.8 million in unpaid
school
taxes for the 2008-2009 school year.

County comptroller Elliot Auerbach, in his second “By the Numbers”
report,
said unpaid school taxes are expected to climb by over 50 percent
since
2006-2007.

“In better financial times this was less of a burden on the county,”
he
said. “As a matter of fact the county was rewarded a seven percent
penalty
for its efforts once the obligation was met. But, these unconventional
times
and a multi-million dollar strain will wreak havoc on the already
reduced
fund balance or force the county to borrow in anticipation of the
future
revenues.”