BUDGET PLAN UPSETS SCHOOLS.(News)

From: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) | Date: April 9, 2008 | Copyright information

Byline: Meghan Rubado Staff writer

Syracuse Mayor Matt Driscoll unveiled his proposed budget for 2008-09 Tuesday, and city school officials weren't pleased with the numbers.

The budget gives the Syracuse City School District $1 million more than what it received in 2007-08. That came from a 1.1 percent increase in the tax base, the overall value of taxable property in the city, Driscoll said.

The school district asked for an increase of $1.9 millio...

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