Last Chance: Port Jeff School District Budget Meeting

Talk around town has turned to the school budget in Port Jefferson. this year. First is the tax cap. Because of , school districts must tackle with the ceiling on how much they can raise the tax levy in the 2012-2013 school budget. Second, is the LIPA power plant. If things go the way the utilities want, the tax grievences threatens to .

With both of these issues in mind, the district passed a budget last year that included an . This year, Superintendent Kenneth Bossert made it clear he would not present a budget that goes above the tax cap. He didn't.

Administrators presented , although it comes with some pain, including a decrease in the high school day from 10 periods to nine.

On Monday, Bossert, along with Assistant Superintendent for Business Sean Leister takes the budget on the road for a series of presentatons to the community. The first presentation is Monday at 10 a.m. at Edna Louise Spear Elementary School. Another one is set for 7 p.m. on Monday evening at Village Hall.

There will be more meetings in April but to get your first look at the budget, if you haven't already, then Monday is the day.

• , April 2, 7 p.m.
• , April 23, 7 p.m.
• , April 26, 7 p.m.