To the Editor:

Barry Himmelhoch from Ship Bottom had a great summation on the Island school debate (“School Needed,” 5/20). “When the world closes a school, it closes a mind,” Barry wrote. It should be that simple a discussion.

If you are a nonresident Island property owner and believe your property taxes are too high, then it’s about money. Please focus on the $36 million in LBI property taxes that go to fund the $45 million total property tax budget at Southern Regional (grades 7-12) and not the $5 million…

June 3, 2015