One of the things that keeps values down in Springs is the high taxes and now they are getting thumped again…they just can’t win.
Shouldn’t the Board of Ed try to figure out how to level the taxes between the districts that share the same resources?
A Surprise Tax Increase For Springs
District influx of 37 high school students
By Kate Maier, The East Hampton Star
Springs area of E Hampton
(October 21, 2010) The 2010-11 Springs School District tax increase has jumped from 5.1 to 9.5 percent as a result of an unanticipated influx of 37 high school students, which amounts to an additional tuition payment of more than $800,000 to the East Hampton School District.
The Springs School District’s attorneys have advised that the tax levy increase is not subject to a public vote because it is tuition related, said Christopher Kelley, the Springs School Board president, at a meeting on Monday night. rest of story here
Hamptons Real Estate Blog 
5 comments
October 26, 2010 at 6:22 pm
Gene Perez
wow…. 800k for tuition … ?? going to the hamptons … (Sienfeld) 😉
October 26, 2010 at 9:24 pm
Michael Daly
isn’t it amazing how much education costs?
October 28, 2010 at 2:00 pm
Ian Marshall
I am seeing this happen a lot in my area too. This is a problem occurring in many districts. It is even more painful in this economy with people trying make every dollar earned count. I would like to know more about how others are dealing with this issue and what measures they are taking to insure accurate head counts.
October 28, 2010 at 4:40 pm
Property Investment Queensland
Wow, once again.the figures are crazy!
November 4, 2010 at 9:24 am
Shelly Montoya
Can’t hardly believe the tuition fee and how the enrollment of 37 high school students have affected the increase of school district task to almost 100%. They need to find a way to even out the taxes because it is affecting the values in the area.