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ISSUE: 2008 SPECIAL SESSION

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GOVERNOR
David A. Paterson click here to e-mail the Governor http://161.11.121.121/govemail or http://www.ny.gov/governor/contact/index.html

                                                                                                August 7, 2008

Hon. David Paterson
Executive Chamber
State Capitol
Albany, NY 12224

Re: 2008 Special Session

Dear Governor Paterson:

We write on behalf ________________ City School District. You have called for a Special Session to deal with the 2009-10 State deficit and declared that mid-year cuts to education aid and a real property tax cap are ‘on the table.’ This therefore is a critical moment for New York State. The choices we make now will determine our moral legacy. The children and young adults of New York State need us to be their advocates. The consequences of reneging on the financial support already promised will hurt those who are most defenseless. This is the moment to choose our legacy. Will our state be known as the place that when faced with difficult choices gives shelter to the strong and ignores its children? Or will our legacy be that in the storm, our leaders find solutions that navigate difficult waters without jeopardizing our children’s futures?

We know you have been a staunch defender of children and education. We greatly appreciate the leadership you have provided and we strongly urge you to oppose any solutions that involve cuts to education aid or caps on our communities’ abilities to provide local support to their schools.

 

                                                                                   Very truly yours,

 

Cc:       Robert E. Biggerstaff, Executive Director and General Counsel NYSASCSD
            William Lynch, President NYSASCSD and Supt., Fulton CSD

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