Cuomo Trying to Close Gap

Gov Cuomo is taking a lot of flak in his attempt to close an estimated 10 billion dollar budget and he is taking a first shot at the school budgets.

The Guv will slash 1.9 billion from schools statewide which is getting a lot of outrage from the school districts.

Riverhead for example, was expecting a cut in Albany funding but not the 16% or  2.9 million dollars that Cuomo's budget dictates.  The Riverhead Board had been working on a 3% budget increase before the major cuts were announced from Albany.  They will now have to recalculate their numbers and dig a little deeper to prevent a major tax increase.

LI Senators Vow to Fight Cuomo
The nine  state Senators from Long Island have vowed to stop the Cuomo budget and the devastating cuts it will bring to the Long Island Districts. 

Board Signs EPCAL Study

The Riverhead Town Board has approved signing of a contract with a consulting firm who will study the highest and best use of the former Grumman property.  The vote was 4 - 1 with John Dunleavy saying no to the proposal.

The proposal to spend $450,000 on the study is not without it's critics. Many feel that a previous study is still current and suitable as a guideline for future development, (and the study didn't cost anything).  It is strongly felt that this is not a good time to spend taxpayer's money on something that could be handled with good old fashioned common sense and intelligent planning.

As someone pointed out; the check hasn't been signed yet.  Disagree? Let the Town know. E-mail the Supervisor or anyone on the Board.



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