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Parents and staff criticize board’s 0% tax-levy decision as trustees cite savings and program preservation
Summary
At a May 28 Carmel Central School District Board of Education meeting, community members and staff criticized the board’s adoption of a 0% tax-levy, citing confusion over timing and staff cuts; trustees said rebalancing and identified savings preserved student programs.
Carmel, N.Y. — Community members and district staff used the Board of Education’s public comment period on May 28 to press trustees for clearer answers about the district’s budget after the board adopted a 0% tax-levy increase earlier in the budget process.
Barbara Faranda, who identified herself as representing the Carmel Office Staff Association and as a long-time district employee, said she was “mystified” that the administration and board were able to make a 0% levy work “whilst restoring the multitude of proposed cuts.” She told trustees her unit was reduced by “approximately 10%” and that overtime and other office-staff budget lines had been…
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