A resident told the Eastern York School District Board during the public‑comment period that proposed budget reductions should go beyond classroom aides and teachers and questioned administrators' travel and conference spending, citing roughly $4,255.54 in one month's expenses.

The commenter said one page of fund accounting showed $2,838.47 for conference travel and itemized additional hotel charges including $557.22 for another trip; combined, the resident estimated $4,255.54 for hotels, meals, parking and rideshares in that month. Examples mentioned in the public remarks included conferences in New Orleans, Hershey (characterized as drivable by the commenter) and a two‑night hotel in Baltimore related to an “animal assist crisis.” The resident asked who approves administrative travel and whether higher‑level travel could be limited in the same way teacher travel is limited and shared back to staff via reports.

Separately, the board read an online comment from Chris Hawk of Lower Windsor Township that said, in part: "please, consider the taxpayers and vote no on the proposed tax increase." The comment said rising taxes were a major reason the writer sold a 20‑year home and called for tough spending cuts that respect taxpayers who cannot afford higher levies.

Board rules for public comment were read before the remarks; the board indicated it would listen and take notes and that any response from a board member would be personal unless direction to administration was given.

Resident Karen Royer later asked the board to place a bathroom policy on a future agenda and urged continued efforts to restore a library at Eastern; she thanked board members who pushed for budget reductions. No formal board action or votes on these budget concerns occurred during the meeting.

The statements in public comment reflect the speakers' perspectives and the figures they cited from the district reports; the board did not validate or dispute the totals on the record during the meeting.