Auburn school board decides to put defeated budget up for another vote

AUBURN -- It took the Auburn Enlarged City School District Board of Education a mere half-hour to decide what to do about its 2008-09 proposed school budget defeated by voters Tuesday.

In a 7-1 vote, the board opted Wednesday for a re-vote, asking district taxpayers to authorize the original budget proposal of $66,490,371 with a 3.28 percent tax levy increase.

"This budget is fiscally responsible and the tax levy is exactly where it needs to be," board member Michael Stearns said. "This needs to stay right where it is and we have to get out and educate people."