State officials come through for Mount Vernon schools

April

Assemblyman Gary PretlowÂ announced today $300,000 in state funds for the Mount Vernon School District.The funds, in combination with $870,000 in reductions, will reduce the 2008-09 budget tax rate increase by 2.3 percent. The district alsoÂ receivedÂ $1.14 million once the state budget was approved.Â At a press conference today Pretlow, joined by State Sen. Ruth Hassell-Thompson and school district officials, said they were committed to providing funding to the district.Â Voters now face a budget with a 9.7 tax rate increase as opposed to 12 percent. Â ”Young people are 100 percent of our future and we have to give them the best possible education,” Pretlow said.Â Read more about the district’s budgetÂ here.

This entry was posted on Friday, April 25th, 2008 at 2:21 pm by Desiree Grand.
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2 Responses to “State officials come through for Mount Vernon schools”

ed April 25th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Right. Great job. Take credit for a 10% tax increase. What a bunch of buffoons.
Wahoo April 25th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
That’s just another example of how bad politicians are throughout New York State. What is “news” is when you find a handful of good ones. They exist, but are few in number.

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