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Lindenhurst Schools set budget revote for June 17th
By Carolyn James A second vote for the Lindenhurst School District budget is scheduled for Tues., June 17. The Lindenhurst School Board met this week and approved a new spending plan that calls for almost $350,000 less in spending than the budget voters rejected May 20. The board spent approximately two hours reviewing options to reduce spending after it voted to put the budget up again for a revote. In the end, trustees voted to eliminate $100,000 for the capital fund and $35,000 for computer switches from the budget. It agreed to eliminate one administrator’s position through attrition, saving $100,000. In addition, the district added $100,000 in anticipated revenue to the budget saying negotiations are nearly completed for rental leases on school property, which should generate at least that much more money coming into the district in the coming year. The new spending plan brings the budget down to approximately $133.5 million and reduces the anticipated tax-rate increase to approximately 4.66 percent. Voters had rejected a 5.39 percent increase last month. They currently pay $162.03 per $100 of assessed value for school taxes. The district provided the board and the public with an outline of what would have to be cut under contingency in the event the board decided not to hold a revote or in the event the second budget is rejected. It would have to cut $1.4 million in spending, eliminating the capital fund, more than $360 for equipment, $103,000 for new computers, $75,000 for computer switches, $97,500 for public relations, $36,267 for central office salary increases, $27,798 for student agendas, and $43,500 for costs associated with opening the high school pool to the community. In addition, the district will have to charge community groups and athletic clubs for use of school facilities, including school fields. Watch next week's edition of the Beacon for a more detailed story.
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