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No Budget Increase for Carmel School District
Published by Citizen LienOnMeNY on Mar 25, 2010
71 Signatures 
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Target: Residents of Carmel, NY
Region: United States of America
Web site: http://www.LienOnMeNY.org
Background (Preamble):
For the 2010-11 Carmel NY School budget, a 1.96% tax increase has been proposed. NYS is with holding 3% of its school funding. The Carmel community will be asked to pay a 5% increase in school taxes this fall.
According to the District Office, this increase will be used primarily to fund contractual school employee salary increases and pension shortfalls.
According to the District Office, this increase will be used primarily to fund contractual school employee salary increases and pension shortfalls.
Petition:
To: The Carmel Board of Education
We, the undersigned, call on the Board of Education to approve a 0% school budget increase.
The school district must take appropriate measures to re-negotiate contracts that don't make financial sense for this economic climate.
We, the undersigned, call on the Board of Education to approve a 0% school budget increase.
The school district must take appropriate measures to re-negotiate contracts that don't make financial sense for this economic climate.
The No Budget Increase for Carmel School District petition to Residents of Carmel, NY was written by Citizen LienOnMeNY and is in the category Education at GoPetition. Contact author here. Petition tags: education, tax, increase
