Spring Valley, NY - East Ramapo Board OK's Austerity Budget with Over 10% Tax Raise

Spring Valley, NY - The East Ramapo Board of Education tonight narrowly approved an austerity budget slightly less than one defeated May 20 by voters after nearly two hours of heated pleas from a standing-room-only audience. The new $192.7 million spending plan is $721,000 less than the one voters rejected by a 3-to-1 ratio because it raised taxes more than 11 percent, as was reported here by...