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MAHOPAC – The state legislature has approved a bill to provide the Mahopac School District with state aid resulting from an administrative error made in the Thomas Manko administration during the 2011-2012 school year.
The measure introduced in the State Senate by Senator Peter Harckham and in the lower house by Assemblyman Kevin Byrne was approved with bi-partisan support and now awaits the governor’s signature.
If he refuses to sign the legislation, Putnam County’s largest school district may lose $5.9 million.
The chain of events was revealed in April when Mahopac’s current Superintendent Anthony DiCarlo reported a state filing was not submitted on time eight years ago that followed the approval of a referendum for several capital projects.
“The state has issued a penalty against the district for the clerical error which is unfortunate and not the right thing to do – an action that will hurt students, teachers, programs and the greater Mahopac community in general,” said DiCarlo.
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The measure introduced in the State Senate by Senator Peter Harckham and in the lower house by Assemblyman Kevin Byrne was approved with bi-partisan support and now awaits the governor’s signature.
If he refuses to sign the legislation, Putnam County’s largest school district may lose $5.9 million.
The chain of events was revealed in April when Mahopac’s current Superintendent Anthony DiCarlo reported a state filing was not submitted on time eight years ago that followed the approval of a referendum for several capital projects.
“The state has issued a penalty against the district for the clerical error which is unfortunate and not the right thing to do – an action that will hurt students, teachers, programs and the greater Mahopac community in general,” said DiCarlo.
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