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Oswego School District Looks To Fund Clubs

Dave White, left, makes some notes during Tuesday school board  meeting. Looking on is John Dunsmoor.

In the coming school year’s budget, cuts were made to the stipends of some clubs’ advisers. Tuesday night, school board member Dave White sought to have funds returned to four long-time OHS clubs. Sam Tripp, board president, said he supported the idea. But, the money would have to come from some other place as he won’t increase the budget. […]

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Oswego School Board Rejects Nuclear Tax Deal

Jim Tschudy, center, makes his case at Wednesday's special meeting  of the Oswego school board. At left is board member John Dunsmoor. At  right is board president Sam Tripp.

BREAKING NEWS: The Oswego City School District voted against accepting a one-year PILOT agreement with the owners of Nine Mile Unit I. Wednesday night’s vote, 5-1-1, followed a nearly 45-minute executive session. Board Vice President Jim Tschudy voted against the move to reject the deal and member Sean Madden was absent. […]

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Oswego School Board Set To Vote On Budget Plan

Unless things change again – the Oswego school board will vote next week on a budget plan for the 2010-11 school year. At Tuesday night’s board meeting, Superintendent Bill Crist presented budget option three, a tweaked version of what board members said at last week’s meeting that they wanted to see. The spending plan contains a zero percent tax levy increase. […]

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School Board Seeks More Budget Cuts, No Tax Hike

The Oswego school board agreed 5-2 on Wednesday night to consider Superintendent Bill Crist’s proposed 2010-11 budget Option No. 2 – with an asterisk. The asterisk is that the superintendent modify his plan to include the elimination of two more administrative positions and trim the 2.5 percent tax increase to zero or below. […]

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Attorney: Hoefer’s Right To Free Speech Was ‘Trashed’

When Middletown school board president Will Geiger refused to let Fran Hoefer speak at the March 4 school board meeting, he violated the spirit of Open Meetings Law, according to the state’s expert on the subject. At a press conference today, Civil Rights lawyer Michael Sussman drove home that point even further. He claims the Middletown board and its superintendent (former Oswego superintendent) Dr. Kenneth Eastwood should apologize to Hoefer and invite him back. […]