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Resident criticizes district budget and "2% cap" during public comment at East Meadow Board meeting
Summary
A member of the public at the June 11 meeting criticized the district's budget, questioned a perceived "2%" tax cap and cited district spending figures. Board members and the superintendent responded with offers to explain the tax-cap calculation and directed the commenter to district materials.
During the June 11 East Meadow Board of Education meeting, a public commenter identified as Anthony used the board's public-comment period to criticize the district budget, question the tax-cap calculation and challenge district spending priorities.
Anthony asked, "What happened to the 2% cap?" and later said the district budget was "$272,000,000" and that the amount equated to "34,000 per kid,"…
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