Politics & Government
Local Districts Face Proposed Budget Cuts of Over $4 Million Combined
Miller Place Would See $2.2 million cut.
Proposed budget cuts were handed down this week by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Miller Place and Rocky Point school districts would lose a combined $4.2 million for the fiscal year, which begins in April.
Miller Place's cut of $2,216,581 represents 3.58 percent of the 2010-11 budget, a 13.46 percent budget decrease.
Rocky Point faces a cut of $1,983,472 which is a smaller percent of last year's budget (2.97) but a larger percent decrease from last year (9.38) than Miller Place.
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The cuts for Miller Place and Rocky Point are around the middle of the pack in Suffolk County, which would lose over $161 million. on Long Island at $16.2 million.
Stay tuned to millerplace-rockypoint patch next week for reaction from school officials.
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