Jan 15, 2013 4:34 PM
Four East End school districts—Tuckahoe, Southampton, Hampton Bays and Springs—plus the Eastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services, are planning to reapply for $200,000 in state funding to finance a consolidation study. Governor Andrew Cuomo this month announced that $4 million would be available through the Local Government Efficiency Grant Program, which is meant to help local municipalities find ways to reduce costs and save taxpayer dollars through consolidation and reorganization.
The Tuckahoe, Southampton, Sag Harbor, Hampton Bays, Springs, East Hampton and Montauk school districts, and Eastern Suffolk BOCES applied for the competitive grant in March of last year but found out in October that they failed to qualify for the funding. With the March 13 deadline quickly approaching, some of the schools are gearing up to try again. East Hampton... more
The Tuckahoe, Southampton, Sag Harbor, Hampton Bays, Springs, East Hampton and Montauk school districts, and Eastern Suffolk BOCES applied for the competitive grant in March of last year but found out in October that they failed to qualify for the funding. With the March 13 deadline quickly approaching, some of the schools are gearing up to try again. East Hampton... more
