tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446403371083163908.post7253160180855039282..comments2023-07-11T06:12:24.018-04:00Comments on ULSTERTAX: Kingston School Taxpayers - Vote NO on the School Budget on Tues.May 17thRalph Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16266194916477709446noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446403371083163908.post-65779046693871180832011-05-05T07:28:49.474-04:002011-05-05T07:28:49.474-04:00Why even vote - it doesn't matter. Kingston h...Why even vote - it doesn't matter. Kingston had two austerity budgets in recent years but no sports, art or music were cut?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446403371083163908.post-63585971115244253732011-05-04T22:35:29.565-04:002011-05-04T22:35:29.565-04:00" ... therefore, the contingency budget adopt..." ... therefore, the contingency budget adopted by the Board of Education would always be less than the proposed budget." <br /><br />- New York State Education Department<br /><br />http://www.p12.nysed.gov/mgtserv/budgeting/contingency.html<br /><br />Maybe Kyle knew what he was talking about after all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446403371083163908.post-38988034060772339822011-05-03T22:44:05.548-04:002011-05-03T22:44:05.548-04:00What makes you think that Kyle has any idea what h...What makes you think that Kyle has any idea what he is talking about?<br />Is he suddenly an authority on these issues?<br />He is a marginally competent reporter for a marginally competent local newspaper.<br />Come on.<br />Go ahead, vote down the budget and see your taxes increase even more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446403371083163908.post-65357471661123934222011-05-03T18:31:44.474-04:002011-05-03T18:31:44.474-04:00To 8:08pm,
After checking with Kyle Wind at the Fr...To 8:08pm,<br />After checking with Kyle Wind at the Freeman again, I learned that the austerity budget would produce a lower tax rate not a higher tax rate as you said.Ralph Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16266194916477709446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446403371083163908.post-59233943113057294392011-05-02T20:08:45.065-04:002011-05-02T20:08:45.065-04:00Kyle is wrong . The tax increase under an austeri...Kyle is wrong . The tax increase under an austerity budget is significantly higher than would be under the budget proposed by the district. Vote no and you are volnteering to pay more in taxes.<br /><br />It is that simple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446403371083163908.post-69338275439711928812011-04-29T13:08:39.654-04:002011-04-29T13:08:39.654-04:00Ok so if we yes we get a 4.9% increase and if we v...Ok so if we yes we get a 4.9% increase and if we vote no we get a 4.9% increase. So what's the difference. Other than an Austerity Budget keeps contract services (aka staff numbers) and eliminates any programs and maintenance. So it would seem that voting yes and taking the 22.5 eliminated positions would be better than the alternative.<br /><br />The Superintendent has the tax payers against the wall on this one. There is no win for a tax payer and the Board isn't going to do anything about it, and since I didn't see you name on the ballot that is one less chance of having a voice of change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446403371083163908.post-61205938519058474742011-04-29T11:29:02.093-04:002011-04-29T11:29:02.093-04:00Didn't see your name on the list of candidates...Didn't see your name on the list of candidates for school board. Get into the game and stop the whining. You could make a difference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446403371083163908.post-38877905213415650032011-04-29T11:14:06.518-04:002011-04-29T11:14:06.518-04:00To 10:41am,
There is a rule that says the austeri...To 10:41am,<br /><br />There is a rule that says the austerity budget cannot be higher than the budget rejected by the voters. See the April 13, 2011 Freeman article by Kyle Wind, where it states, <br /><br />"School districts, however, are not allowed to increase spending from what was proposed if they do operate under an austerity budget."Ralph Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16266194916477709446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446403371083163908.post-19574192325303104602011-04-29T10:41:07.809-04:002011-04-29T10:41:07.809-04:00If we vote no, as far as I know the Austerity Budg...If we vote no, as far as I know the Austerity Budget is higher. This is the same thing as last year. You have no choice then to vote yesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com