TIMES
WALLKILL VALLEY
Vol. 34, No 11 3 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2016
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Maybrook may override the tax cap
By RACHEL COLEMAN
With the property tax cap goal at less than one percent, the Maybrook Village Board intends to pass a local
law to override the tax cap, concluding at their meeting
on Monday that to do otherwise is neither plausible nor
Pine Bush
budget to
be unveiled
March 29
responsible.
“It’s very difficult, very difficult to do. I don’t know
how we possibly can,” said Village Trustee Jim Barnett,
with regard to passing a budget with a tax increase below
the tax cap.
Mayor Dennis Leahy stated that he is currently fin-
ishing work on his tentative budget and expects it to be
ready for filing by Friday. According to Leahy, the village
tax rate is currently at $12.27 per thousand, lower than
most neighboring municipalities by two to three dollars.
Pi Day!
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The great
outdoors
Vision of Wallkill
makes plans for
the warm weather
By JANE ANDERSON
The Pine Bush Board of Education is
prepared to dip into its fund balance in
its upcoming budget to avoid cutting programs, board members acknowledged in
their meeting last week.
Presenting a couple of different stateaid scenarios at the March 8 meeting, district business chief Mike Pacella pointed
out that the expected budget gap ranges from $1,097,417 to $1,989,512, depending upon whether Gov. Andrew Cuomo
restores the Gap Elimination Aid that the
state has taken away each year.
To help close that gap, Pacella suggested new retirement incentives for the
Pine Bush Teachers Association, as well
as using unassigned fund balance to prop
up the budget. As of June 2016, that fund
balance was $5,786,036. By June 2016, it is
expected to be $7,295,875.
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By TED REMSNYDER
Most Precious Blood School’s middle school students celebrated Pi Day Monday, 3.14.16. Pi
represents the ratio of the circumference of a circle divided by its diameter. While it is often
abbreviated as 3.14, pi has an infinite number of digits beyond the decimal point, starting
with 3.141592653. Students in 6th grade participated in a hula hooping competition. 7th
graders memorized the digits of Pi for their competition, and the 8th grade contest was to
see who can find the area and circumference of different circles the fastest. Winners in each
category won the opportunity to “pie” their math teacher, Mr. Florez.
With the prospect of warm summer
nights right around the bend, locals looking for some fun outdoor events in the
coming months are in luck, as the Vision
of Wallkill community organization has
announced its slate of free summer movies and concerts. At its March 9 meeting
in the Town of Shawangunk Community
Room, the group discussed its full schedule of entertainment and community service projects for the next six months.
The community group, which is now
in its third year of existence, will host
a trio of films that will be screened outdoors under the stars at Garrison Park.
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