Thank you!
Duanesburg voters
approve revised district budget
On Tuesday, June 17, Duanesburg Central School District residents approved the district’s $14,821,497 proposed budget for the 2008-09 school year by a margin of 569 yes votes to 355 no votes. Results were announced shortly after the polls closed at 9 p.m.

“We are extremely grateful for the community’s support of the revised budget,” said Superintendent Christine Crowley. “We are looking forward to moving ahead next year.”

The Board of Education adopted the revised budget in May after voters rejected the district’s original proposal on May 20—the first budget defeat for the district since 2000.

Spending in next year’s budget is up 5.8 percent over the current year budget and carries an estimated tax rate increase of 3.20 percent for property owners in the Town of Duanesburg.
 
The district will set its final tax rates for the 2008-09 school year in August, based on final assessment figures provided by each town’s assessor and equalization rates, as established by the state Office of Real Property Services.

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