~~THk.EHt.M PUBUC UERARY "~ - · · · DO- NOl ~RCULAIE . School board members to step down· '···~;·~~;:;;;;~l.m~Wrr · 4-.5'1 DELAWARE AVE Pair says it's time to move on. ~NY12fl5+.ltl42. See Page 3 ,.,,,,,,,,lft.... r.r .. r..t •• u.n .... J.. J .. t.lr.t..r Area News MARCH 12, 2008 local an School board Eagle Scout Matt Dombrowski, a Bethle talks budget hem High School senior, is soar Superintendent says to the addition of Eagle Elementary ing to new heights. School, which was not a part of last See story on Page 3. year difficult, but year's budget, according to adminis trators. However, no new teachers .'better days ahead' will be hired, only the additional staff necessary to run the school, said Su By JARRED CARROLL perintendent I.es G. Loomis. Spotlight Newspapers . "A $1.9 million increase in debt
[email protected] service this year marks the highest increase associated 'with the district's The Bethlehem Board of Educa- ongoing building project," the district lion officially started the 2008-09 stated in a release last week. "The budget season at its Wednesday, · district has planned for this cost by March 5, meeting. keeping money in reserves to help Board members crunched num- stabilize the tax rate in light of such hers on the proposed $84.38 inillion an increase this year." preliminary baseline budget for this The baseline budget without debt ·year. It represents a 7.2 percent in- service, meaning cash required over creased over the amended 2007-0.8 a given period for the repayment · budgefof$78.34 million.