State Audit Asserts Southampton School District Overtaxed Residents While Accumulating Cash Reserves - 27 East

State Audit Asserts Southampton School District Overtaxed Residents While Accumulating Cash Reserves

authorMichelle Trauring on Oct 30, 2024
A New York State audit has found that, over the past five years, taxpayers living in the Southampton School District were overtaxed due to the Southampton School Board and district... more

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