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David Schaef update: (12/05/23)

I spoke with David yesterday. He had just arrived at the Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital in Erie.

There are still a couple of issues to resolve, and David is optimistic that Encompass has the skills. We didn't speak much of medicine and health, most of the conversation was about our subscribers and the Community News newspaper.

I was much encouraged by the tone of his voice and the idea he was interested in talking about Community News. So, he’s at that, “I want to get back to work” stage of healing.

He talked about his subscribers and a letter he is composing for them. He talked about how to proceed with the newspaper when he gets home.

He said he hopes to be home in 2 weeks.


Thank You all for your Love and Prayers and Well Wishes.
Tom Deighton

Budget process begins in Conneaut

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Written by DAVID SCHAEF DAVID SCHAEF
Created: 13 February 2017 13 February 2017

The budget process has begun in the Conneaut School District as the school board’s budget and fiance committee held their first session last week and figures began to trickle down from the state as to what kind of support the district might receive in the year beginning July 1.

Governor Tom Wolf gave his budget address that proclaimed increases in state support for basic education and special education - many state representatives and senators jumping on the band wagon of increased support - but as always the details are in the figures.

Wolf proposed a basic education funding increase of $100 million statewide and a special education funding increase of $25 million.

Lost in that flag waving - while every increase is appreciated as school districts battle increased costs - is the fact that the proposal is to take away some support for transportation costs and flat fund career and technical centers [vo-techs].

Early State Department of Education figures show Conneaut would receive an increase of $103, 094 in basic education and an increase of $30,017 in special education, a overall increase of $133,111.

No figures were available as to what will be taken away in transportation noting the flat funding for career and technical monies.

Read more in this weeks issue.

For additional details about Budget process begins in Conneaut, as well as the headlines noted below, please purchase a Monday, February 13, newspaper at area locations or a digital download of the paper.

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