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BBP Residents Favor Term Limits for BOE Members

Voters overwhelmingly think six years service is more than enough.

Right now there are no term limits when it comes to serving on the Bayport-Blue Point School Board.

But given the crowded board election field, and discussion between readers regarding the option, Patch decided to ask residents if there should be limits and how many years should trustees serve.

Of the 42 votes cast, 23 (54%) were in favor of instituting a two-term cap, which would be six years of service.

Eleven votes, representing 26% of the tally, favored no term limits and eight votes (19%) were cast in favor of limiting terms to four.

 

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John Thompson May 19, 2013 at 10:26 pm
And so the taxpayer is once again asked to give more to an already out of control and bloatedRead More system. Every year the school districts on Long Island receive increases of millions of dollars to their budgets, and still they want to bleed the taxpayer for more. As two income families struggle to pay exorbitant tax bills, we’re asked to pay even more? We’ll here’s a novel idea, how about if the teachers union’s began demanding less? This early retirement baloney must stop, salaries should be capped, administrators and their staffs must be cut by at least eighty percent. In addition, educators and staff should have to pay for their own medical and retirement plans just as the rest of us must. Here on Long Island, families are suffering and sacrificing, and many are being forced to leave due to taxes which are out of control. It is time for educators to cease hiding behind children with threats of decreased student programs, and to make an honest and realistic observation as to why things are as bad as they are. To blame parents for not paying enough into the system to support the schools is ludicrous. The real problem lies in a system which is self serving, and run by incompetents blind to the harm they are inflicting upon our children and families.
Judy Mottl (Editor) May 10, 2013 at 12:37 am
It's a drive-through bank.
Resident May 10, 2013 at 12:12 am
I heard it was a bank some time ago, but I can't imagine which bank would run a construction projectRead More so poorly.