Easton School Board Funds Library, CIT, NCC

The has agreed to fund Easton's library for one more year.

The board voted Tuesday night to approve a $1.07 million contribution to the library, the same amount requested last year.

In addition to that request, the board also approved the district's annual contributions to the Career Institute of Technology ($2.4 million), Northampton Community College ($1.7 million) and the Colonial Intermedite Unit ($55,872).

"We think this is a very responsible request in a very challenging economy," Jennifer Stocker, the library's director, told the board.

The library gets most of its funding from the district. For the 2012-2013 fiscal year, the schools will provide for more than 60 percent of the library's $1.7 million budget.

Last year, was one of the things the school board considered cutting in order to balance the budget.

This year, the district is still . The board voted Tuesday to waive its right to go over a 2.2 percent tax increase set by the state.