Officials in the town of Hampton are looking for areas to save money after an initial review of the 2013 budget revealed that expenses would necessitate a tax increase in excess of 2 percent if further cuts were not made. The Board of Trustees cut more than $7,000 from an already tight budget last week [...]
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School board expects spending increase next year
It’s shaping up to be a bumpy holiday season for administrators at Whitehall Central School. Although the district is two months away from releasing their first preliminary budget, Superintendent James Watson said officials are staring at an 8.6 percent increase already. “I’d love to paint you a happy picture, but I can’t do,” Watson said. [...]
Voters approve small school-tax increase
By Derek Liebig Voters in the Whitehall Central School District overwhelmingly passed the 2011-12 budget earlier this week. Tuesday’s final tally saw 175 residents of the school district vote in favor of the budget, while 58 residents voted against the spending plan. Voters also returned incumbents Virginia Rivette and George Armstrong to the Board of [...]
Whitehall Reacts to Town Clerk Scandal
Vernon Scribner says it is up to the board to make sure it does not happen again. The New York State Comptroller’s report found key deficiencies in monitoring the town clerk’s office, allowing former clerk Janet Jillson to divert over $92,000 in town funds…
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