Jim Planck writes in The Daily Mail a small crowd made for a sedate public hearing on the 2012-13 Catskill Central School District budget, held Tues., May 1. Approximately 45 people attended the meeting on the district's $37 million spending plan in the high school auditorium. Queries from the audience covered various budget line items, including: the allocation of after-school funds, the costs associated with printing and mailing, and BOCES data processing services. An attendee asked the status of the offer to forego a six-month salary increase by the Catskill Teachers Association. Superintendant Dr. Kathleen Farrell said negotiations with the CTA are underway. Taxpayers will go to the polls May 15 to approve the $37,088,536 spending plan. The budget calls for a 2.17 percent tax levy increase. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.