tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-768945813587888212.post5224341288831049707..comments2023-06-18T10:20:27.090-04:00Comments on Laurie Goodman's Blog: Frequently Asked Questions about the BudgetLaurie Goodmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15333070518293834658noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-768945813587888212.post-55978133254986673432010-02-12T13:28:06.163-05:002010-02-12T13:28:06.163-05:00Brownie...GOP & Dems - same difference. Christ...Brownie...GOP & Dems - same difference. Christie, DeFrancisco, McGreevey & Corzine have all contributed to it. 20 years of financial chicanery. <br /><br />Lesson learned, especially in a "rich" town: don't rely on Trenton (or any central govt) to give you back YOUR money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-768945813587888212.post-53677745010716653702010-02-12T11:19:03.998-05:002010-02-12T11:19:03.998-05:00Yeah that's what we get for playing by the rul...Yeah that's what we get for playing by the rules...<br /><br />And that's what we get for voting in a Republican governor<br /><br />Once again -- thanks for nothing, GOP!brownie you're doing a heckuva jobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-768945813587888212.post-19246103272021864552010-02-12T11:08:33.706-05:002010-02-12T11:08:33.706-05:00We have a similar pie chart in our FAQs on the dis...We have a similar pie chart in our FAQs on the district website. That is the point of these upcoming workshops, the FAQs, etc...so people can understand where all the money goes. Thanks for writing!Laurienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-768945813587888212.post-7750842375871662192010-02-12T01:19:20.526-05:002010-02-12T01:19:20.526-05:00One year our Super and Bus Admin showed us a pie c...One year our Super and Bus Admin showed us a pie chart of the budget...it was SHoCKING....80% of the budget could not be cut -- utility increases, salary increases (contractual), maintenance of buildings -- just to name a few...none of those line items could be cut and all increased...so where did the cuts have to come from if the budget did not pass? New text books; teaching supplies; new technology -computers , Smart Boards -; lockers; music, art and computer programs etc., etc And those are the things that directly effect the education of children! <br />It is very difficult to get the voting public especially the Seniors of the community to understand school budgets and how important they are!! Wishing you the best of luck this year! Wishing my BOE good luck as well!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com