Committee member Veronica Baker agreed. This isn't just a school district problem. This is a community problem. We have to work together. She suggested looking at how much of a tax increase the public would be willing to pay before considering more staff reductions.
Employees are valuable.
Someone has to make a decision. It's time to support our school district. Some local business, however, couldn't survive such a hefty tax increase, committee member John Henry pointed out. Any tax increase a business pays will likely be turned over to customers in the form of higher prices, he added. Oswego is facing a unique problem, Baker pointed out.