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The Akron Central School Board of Education will bring a $26,945,229 budget before voters next month. Accepting the Budget Advisory Committee’s recommendation, the Board approved the 2008-2009 spending plan for presentation to the residents of the Akron Central School District at the Annual Budget Hearing slated for May 6 and for a vote on May 20.

Newstead Democratic Committee Chairman Adam Burg has announced that the Committee will present the 2008 Franklin D. Roosevelt Award to Joseph Matusek during its annual Cocktail Party on April 26, 2008. The event will be from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. at the Akron Masonic Temple, 63 John St., Akron and has been a popular fund raiser for several years.

The Village of Akron Board of Trustees received the 2008-2009 tentative budget on Monday, March 31. Under the tentative budget, the property tax rate would remain $5.87 per thousand of assessed value. Also expected to remain the same is the $41.00 per quarter refuse rate. That rate may change in January. Akron’s current contract with Modern Disposal expires on December 31, 2008 and the refuse rate could be adjusted at that time depending on the provider and negotiated rate going into the new year.

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