The Times-Herald Record covers the the new utility tax in this article today: New utility tax will help fund Newurgh schools.

The article covers the usual bases. There is this piece of new information:

The state has already warned the district that school aid will remain flat for the next three years. Ever-increasing expenses mean finding new revenue or cutting expenses, and they've already slashed expenses, Saturnelli said.

If state aid is expected to remain flat for three years that is quite a looming crisis. State aid covers approximately half of the Newburgh School District's approximately $240m budget. Take a look at what the district spends the most on. Three out of the top four items (teacher salaries) are contractually required to increase by around %4 each year. The fourth item is Medical Insurance--it will probably go up 10% each year.