 With state funds being slashed and federal stimulus money withering away, the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns face a budget crunch.
“If we were to factor in the present level of costs and factor in the state cuts, it puts a tax increase in the area of 12%, and that is a non-starter,” School Superintendent Howard Smith said. “We recognize that the limits of the property tax levy is set and the people’s capacity to support it is already saturated.”
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