Residents turn out for school budget revotes
Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Gotham Avenue Elementary School in Elmont, New York was one of nine Long Island school districts to hold a budget revote on Tuesday. (June 19, 2012)
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Voters in nine Long Island school districts turned out at polls Tuesday to give the thumbs-up or -down in revotes on budgets for the 2012-13 school year.
Of the nine districts, seven tried in initial votes on May 15 to exceed the state's new tax-cap limit, which requires approval by a 60 percent supermajority. Six of the seven lowered their proposed budgets so the spending plans now fall within...
