When the district proposed cutting the route in 1994, parents complained.

The district proposed raising taxes by 6.5 percent, but it was defeated, 1,663 to 1,061.

In July 2009, the district proposed a 3.8% increase in school taxes.

A $3 million construction bond that the district had proposed in 1993 was defeated.

The district has proposed many referendums in the past years.

To pay for it, the district proposes raising property taxes in a range from 9.5 to 15.25 percent.

On Long Island, the districts have proposed another $300 million in property taxes, a 4.7 percent increase over 2006-7.

The district, which has more than 4,500 students, proposed a 37 percent tax increase to help pay for the budget.

In Westchester, the districts have proposed 5.6 percent increases on average, for another $104 million.

The district has proposed 4 percent pay increases in each year of a three-year agreement.