Onteora has no tax increase and no contested seats
Voters in the Onteora School district will go to the polls 2 p.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, at the four elementary schools, Woodstock, West Hurley, Bennett, and Phoenicia, to consider a proposed budget of $51,609,440 for the 2013-2014 school year. This is a spending increase of $1,847,004 or 3.71 percent, however district officials released $3,462,334...
Onteora looks at possible layoffs
Plans for possible layoffs — about a dozen in all — were discussed on Tuesday, February 19 as Onteora Central School District officials dig into the process of shaping the 2013/2014-school budget. Unlike last year, the district is not restricted to a two-percent levy, but instead, through various exemptions and previous budget prudence, has been...
Onteora proposes less spending, no tax increase
Onteora Central School District officials unveiled a proposed 2012/2013-school budget the Tuesday, March 20 board of education meeting that would reduce expenditures and produce a tax levy that does not rise. “What we are going to see proposed tonight is a [proposed 2012-2013] budget below the current 11/12 school year,” said Superintendent Dr. Phyllis Spiegel-McGill,...