The 2009/10 budget passed and the new reserve funds were approved by the normal extremely low (approximately 1500) total voter turnout.
If I were asked to grade this expenditure plan, I would give it a “D”. Here’s a couple of reasons why:
Brighton was the SEVENTH HIGHEST budget percentage increase out of 18 area school districts.
| DISTRICT |
% BUDGET INCREASE |
|
|
1 |
Penfield |
7.40 |
|
2 |
Honeoye Falls |
5.27 |
|
3 |
E. Irondequoit |
4.44 |
|
4 |
East Rochester |
3.55 |
|
5 |
Churchville-Chili |
3.32 |
|
6 |
Pittsford |
3.25 |
|
7 |
Brighton |
3.03 |
|
8 |
Spencerport |
2.78 |
|
9 |
Hilton |
2.78 |
|
10 |
Webster |
2.75 |
|
11 |
Gates-Chili |
2.67 |
|
12 |
W. Irondequoit |
2.09 |
|
13 |
Brockport |
2.03 |
|
14 |
Fairport |
1.53 |
|
15 |
Rush-Henrietta |
1.38 |
|
16 |
Victor |
1.10 |
|
17 |
Greece |
0.73 |
|
18 |
Wheatland-Chlil |
-1.41 |
Brighton was the THIRD HIGHEST TAX LEVY INCREASE out of 18 area school districts.
| DISTRICT |
% TAX LEVY INCREASE |
|
|
1 |
W. Irondequoit |
2.45 |
|
2 |
Pittsford |
1.91 |
|
3 |
Brighton |
1.31 |
|
4 |
Honeoye Falls |
0.76 |
|
5 |
Gates-Chili |
0.69 |
|
6 |
Victor |
0.56 |
|
7 |
Penfield |
0.52 |
|
8 |
East Rochester |
0.37 |
|
9 |
Rush-Henrietta |
0.17 |
|
10 |
Brockport |
0.11 |
|
11 |
Webster |
0.0 |
|
12 |
Spencerport |
0.0 |
|
13 |
Churchville-Chili |
0.0 |
|
14 |
E. Irondequoit |
0.0 |
|
15 |
Greece |
-0.05 |
|
16 |
Fairport |
-1.02 |
|
17 |
Hilton |
-1.21 |
|
18 |
Wheatland-Chlil |
-4.38 |
Hard to believe that the Brighton School Board is in touch with local economic conditions with these results.