Elmont approves cap-busting school budget
Photo credit: Kevin P. Coughlin/Kevin P Coughlin | Youngsters, student athletes and parents march with signs in front of Dutch Broadway Elementary School in support of the Elmont district's budget, which is up for a revote. (June 16, 2012)
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Elmont educators and parents broke into applause as the budget results were flashed on a large screen at the front of a conference room where they had gathered Tuesday night.
Voters Tuesday approved the $77.59 million school budget for the 2012-13 academic year, capping weeks of debate in the only Long Island district that sought for a second time to top its tax cap.
The revised spending...
