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SUMMARY:Old Forge Budget meeting - 5/11/2011 at 7PM
DESCRIPTION:BUDGET MEETING WEDS. 5/11/11 @ 7PM\n\n\nWith the current r
 ecession that we are experiencing, our school budget is in trouble. We
  are looking at a $550,000.00 shortfall, possibly $650,000.00. The sta
 te is not going to be allocating any further funds and neither is the 
 Federal Government. But we do not need them, we can fix this ourselves
 . As a Citizen of Old Forge, I know one thing about our Community…we
  ALWAYS stick together and help when one of our fellow Citizen needs u
 s. So now our School district needs us.\n\nIt is time to stand togethe
 r and see what we can do . WE need to set an example for our children 
 and show them how to solve such problems. We need Parents, Teachers, S
 tudents and local business’ working together.. not apart. It is time
  for us all to roll up our sleeves and fix the problem without teacher
  strikes, without protests and without anger. But rather with solution
 s… OUR solutions as a community. And then we need accountability for
  how we got here.\n\nThis is a time where we can set an example not on
 ly for our children, but for the rest of America. We can take the lead
  in showing how a Borough should act when faced with a financial crisi
 s. Old Forge can set the bar and be a shining example of a civil socie
 ty that takes the reigns and comes up with solutions as a caring and g
 enuinely concerned citizenry.\n\nMany of our fellow neighbors have los
 t their homes, or are about to, many of our residents are one paycheck
  away from losing everything, or one unemployment check away from losi
 ng everything. We have retirees and elderly on fixed incomes that woul
 d be devastated by a tax increase. How many more homes have to go up f
 or sale or be foreclosed on before we reach out and do something to he
 lp?\n\nRather than raise taxes on our Community, will you attend the M
 ay 11, 2011 school board meeting? The School board will have a line by
  line item list of expenditures to see where we can cut expenses. Wher
 e we can not cut expenses, we can work together as a community to see 
 how we can help to defray some of those costs. I know that with such a
  diverse citizenry we can help in many ways. Donating not just our tre
 asure, but also our time and talents of in-kind contributions if need 
 be.\n\nI know that the people of Old Forge love their community and wi
 ll do all that they can to assist in this financial crisis we are now 
 facing. Together we can solve this problem. Please make sure you atten
 d the next Budget meeting to see where you can contribute in order to 
 save our district from borrowing more money or raising taxes.\n\nFor m
 ore information visit https://scrantonteaparty.org/events/old-forge-bu
 dget-meeting
DTSTART:20110511T230000Z
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CATEGORIES:"school board meeting"
LOCATION:\"Old Forge School District\"
WEBSITE:http://www.ofsd.cc/main.cfm
URL:http://www.ofsd.cc/main.cfm
CONTACT:457-6721
ORGANIZER:Old Forge School Board
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