Town Message:
In order to prepare for the 2010 census, census employees
will be visiting every house in the area to verify addresses
and locations of every place where people live.
This activity will be going on now through July.
The employees will wear official identification
and carry hand-held computers.
As always if you see any suspicious activity,
vehicles or people in your neighborhood,
please call the Village and/or Ramapo Police immediately.
Village Hall - 354-0400
Ramapo PD - 357-2400
Lag B’Omer Bon Fire
Monday Night
May 11th, 2009 Rain or Shine
Time: 9P-11P
Weldler Park, Monsey
Music, Refreshments
Library Budget Vote and Trustee Election Today Wednesday, April 22
from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the library
PROPOSED BUDGET 2009-2010
Personnel & Benefits: $5,432,032
Collections & Programs: $656,400
Equipment & Supplies: $193,275
Maintenance & Building: $409,800
Other Expenses: $311,350
Total Proposed Budget: $7,002,857
Dear Neighbors,
For just under $16 — $15.68 to be exact for a home in the East Ramapo School District with a fair market value of $440,000 — our community will have a fully funded library with full weekend hours, robust programming and a growing collection of materials that meet your needs.
On Wednesday, April 22nd, you, the voters of the East Ramapo School District, have the opportunity to vote on the Finkelstein Memorial Library’s 2009-10 budget. As demand for the library’s programs and services increase each year, we work to design the library’s budget to keep pace.
Last year, when voters turned down the 2008-09 budget, the library was forced to operate with the same funding it did the previous year resulting in a net shortfall of $260,000 in needed operating funds. Because the budget failed, the library was forced to cut weekend hours including closing the library both Saturday and Sunday from July 5th through August 31st,
limit the number of items you could check out at one time,
cancel Sunday afternoon programming for the entire summer, and
curtail purchases of new books and bestsellers.
In April, you’ll have the opportunity to vote on the library’s proposed $7 million budget. It will reverse the cuts made last year and provide the library with the resources it needs to continue to provide you with the programs and services you have come to expect for you and your family. We’ve kept the cost to you down — the average household in the school district will only see an increase of $15.68.
If the budget passes, among the things the library will be able to do are:
restore summer weekend hours
raise the check out limit
increase computer access
restore seven-day bestseller lending
maintain full security coverage
meet contractual salary increases without cutting jobs or making other reductions,
and avoid new sanctions at other area libraries against Finkelstein cardholders.
