This morning's Ithaca Journal reports that the Dryden schools' tax levy may climb 6% this year in the face of state aid cuts and Governor Cuomo's proposed property tax cap. Even with that 6% tax increase, the budget's overall size shrinks to $31.88 million from $32.90 million, and includes some sharp cuts:
Even with a 6 percent increase, the district is predicting that almost 19 teachers, eight athletics and co-curricular employees, and four non-instructional staff members would be laid off, in addition to other non-staffing efficiency consolidations.
A Freeville man was charged with rape on Monday.
The SPCA will be having a Spay and Neuter Clinic this Saturday, March 5 for the first 25 cats. The article has details on registration.
Posted by simon at March 2, 2011 8:27 AM in Ithaca Journal , crime , pets , public finance , schools (Dryden)