Schools
Budget Committee Meeting Dates Announced
District releases first three dates the group will meet.
With the , the West Islip School District and Board of Education will now turn their attention to the 2012-13 school budget.
Assisting them with the process will be the first-ever Budget Advisory Committee. According to BOE President Steve Gellar, the committee will consist of 10-15 community members. Trustee George Smith will head the committee, Gellar said.
They'll research ways the district will be able cut spending to bring down the 2012-13 projected school budget of $114.1 million, which is a 6.5 percent increase and nearly 11 percent tax levy hike from the current budget.
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Last May, despite facing a 7.7 percent property tax increase, West Islip residents easily passed the current school budget by a vote of 2,175 to 1,617.
The committee meet at Beach Street Middle School on the dates below:
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- Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 7:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, Feb. 29 at 7:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m.
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