FROM THE DESK OF; Yonkers Newswire Journalist Brian Harrod.

 

YONKERS BUDGET FACTS: Mayor Mike Spano released a proposed budget that does not call for cuts to the City of Yonkers workforce or services while providing the most money for the Yonkers Public Schools in the history of city budgets. The proposed budget stays within the state-mandated tax cap. Mayor Spano’s Executive Budget budget includes a record $704.8 million appropriation for the #Yonkers Board Of Education and contains $96 million earmarked for capital improvements, which includes $30 million for Yonkers Public Schools capital projects. The Yonkers City Council now must review the budget and allow public hearings take place as they potentially negotiate with the mayor for any desired changes. The final budget is must be adopted in June to prevent the city of hills from going in default in July..... https://www.facebook.com/groups/YonkersNewswire/posts/3524304464493773/