YONKERS, NY: Yonkers Schools Chief presents bleak picture of Yonkers Schools & City Financial problems.

Yonkers Schools Chief presents bleak picture of Yonkers Schools & City Financial problems.

Yonkers Schools Superintendent Bernard Pierorazio is painting a very bleak picture of Yonkers Schools & Yonkers Financial problems. Pierorazio states that there will be a budget deficit with the schools that will exceed $100 Million Dollars. Pierorazio also believes tough choices will have to be made for the Yonkers School district. The State will have to help Yonkers out of it’s fiscal mess. Where is our State Delegation? The only one fighting for us is State Senator Jeff Klein. The question is how hard will the budget ax fall on the taxpayers in terms of taxes & services. It will be interesting to see what Mayor Amicone, Majority Leader McDow, Council President Lesnick, Budget Chair McLaughlin & Robertson will have to say about these issues. In terms of solutions to our looming budget problems.

Will there be major layoffs with our teachers & other school employees. Again, putting the budget on the backs of our children. Pierorazio says this budget will have a severe impact on the Yonkers School district. He is asking on building principals for 15% cuts in their budgets. Our children will get hurt in the worst way possible. Where is State Senator Nick Spano? Is this why, he is trying to silence media in this city? He wants them to cover up for him falling down on the job of representing Yonkers. Don’t forget we still have unresolved contracts with Teachers & CSEA unions. Where is the money from the development going? It is supposed to help us in bad budget times? Does this show that we are giving tax abatements, PILOTS & give away sweet heart deals to these developers & shortchanging the yonkers taxpayer.