Vote no on Schalmont’s proposed increase

Kudos to J.F. Kulkus for trying to inform the voters about school budgets [May 16 Gazette]. I live in the Schalmont district.

The schools got a big boost last year due to the re-evaluation of property, yet they are still asking for an increase. This is sheer madness — the idea that we cannot go one year with a zero percent increase in school taxes. I would like to see more people go out and vote no on May 20, no matter where you live.

So many people I know are unhappy with taxes but too lazy to get out and vote. Some people are just uninformed about the waste in schools. Some just don’t care. I wish I had enough money not to care and to just throw good money after bad.

Theresa George

Rotterdam