Assemblywoman Sandy Galef has announced that in the education budget to be passed tomorrow, August 9, 2004, that the 90th Assembly District will gain $5,890,346 in state aid over what the Governor had proposed in school aid in January. The total school aid designated for the 90th Assembly District is $92,631,181.

This aid package is part of a bi-partisan agreement between the Assembly and the Senate bringing an additional $740.4 million in aid to schools throughout the state. This is the fourth largest state aid increase in the state's history.

"Bringing substantial school aid back to my district is so important because it helps keep the local property taxes down," stated Galef. "This history making increase in education aid signals our strong support for educating our children at the same time recognizing that our taxpayers need help to be able to afford living in Westchester and Putnam Counties."

2004-05 School Aid for the schools in the 90th Assembly District is as follows:

Carmel	$16,509,025
Haldane	$1,694,676
Garrison	$661,535
Putnam Valley	$5,647,591
Briarcliff	$3,469,635
Croton	$3,164,266
Hen Hud	$5,874,923
Lakeland	$28,838,142
Ossining	$18,097,175
Peekskill	$8,674,213