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Cult like worship???? for the love of God....REALLY...first of all....City employees did take a cut in pay 3 years ago....They voted to take the cut rather than lay off employees including the Mayor. Do you think I am so niave to think that if the school gets more money that my taxes will not go up further? Where do you propose the money will come from. The Beacon has reported over and over about the City's directors cutting budgets line by line....The Mayor has even recognized them publicly for doing so. No I am not ok paying more taxes as long as it doesn't go to the school...That is absurd almost as absurd as saying that I shouldn't pay because I no longer have children in the school system don't put words in my mouth. I would be nice to hear from other tax payers who aren't working for the school department. The argument that the schools budget has been unchanged for the last 6 years only proves my point. Changes should be made every year in reducing expenses. My budget has changed in the last 6 years....NOT on the income side only on the expense side...which means expenses have gone up, income has stayed the same so I continue to reduce non essential items from my budget. NOt much left to trim, I could always take my prescriptions every other day, stop going to the doctors like many of the seniors in this state. I could get rid of the internet and shut off the phone take the bus....oh wait can't take publlc transportation, nope that won't work because I would have to take 3 buses one way to get to my destinations.

The fact is D’Agostino said they will look to see what they can cut after the meeting....He should be looking at what he can cut now. The fact that the HS has 3 secretaries in the main office, one in guidance the Jr high has at least 2 full time janitors tells me that their is fat that can be cut. Get out the knife and start trimming. Close the Jr. High, not arts, music and sports....cut non teacher positions, Turn the heat down after school is out...there is no need to have the heat blasting in the gym for practices....Been in the gym picking my child up and the heat was cranked up to 90 so they would sweat. Not a good use of money. Those are the obvious wastes...to me as parent I am sure there are more obvious wastes going on that I don't see.

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