Glenn and Tom were the only open minded , concerned BOE members and they should be admired and thanked for their service. The majority did not act in the best interest of the taxpayers .Last night the East Moriches Board of Education voted 4-1 in favor of adopting a proposed spending budget that will increase tax rates in our community by an estimated 3.79%. I voted against this budget. This occurred after an hour of me trying to persuade 4 people (Gary, Tom and John had already accepted the idea and then changed their mind) of adding 4th grade band at an impact to the tax rate of less than .2%! While some of them acknowledged how important band is, the $30-$50,000 cost was not as important as increasing teacher professional development from $10,000 to $45,000, or increasing technology spending from $0 to $80,000, or increasing the school psychologist from 3 days per week to 5, or a 30% raise for the business official, or an 18% raise for the treasurer.
I could write more about the behaviors and words of some last night, but for now I will keep them to myself.
