Greenport School District

BUDGET APPROVED

Yes: 320

No: 160

$17,930,820 proposed budget with an estimated 8.52 percent tax levy increase

School board election results: (Two open seats. Both incumbents ran unopposed)

• Christina Volinski 376
• Heather Wolf 353
• 25 write-in votes

QUOTES

Superintendent David Gamberg:

“I am ecstatic. I am so grateful to the people of Greenport and for what it means for the school district. It really is a statement to the community and in how much they believe in the school system.”

Ms. Wolf:

“This district, I think, is probably the best in the country. Year after year [we receive] the support of the community with everything we ask for and I couldn’t be more grateful.”

Ms. Volinski:

“I’m grateful for everyone that has worked on this [budget]: the PTA, the administration, the teachers. They all worked so hard and it definitely shows.”

Oysterponds School District

BUDGET APPROVED

YES: 140

No: 35

$5,680,052 proposed budget with an estimated 1.37 percent tax levy increase

School board election results: (Three open seats. Incumbents ran unopposed)

• Krista de Kerillis 131
• Thomas Stevenson 141
• Dorothy-Dean Thomas 134

QUOTES

Superintendent Richard Malone:

“I think the vote indicates that the community is very pleased with what’s going on at the schools.”

Ms. Thomas:

“Between this and the windows project, I’m very pleased that the community is supporting what we’re doing.”

Southold School District

BUDGET APPROVED

Yes: 458

No: 111

$29,008,500 proposed budget with an estimated 0.67 percent tax levy increase

• School board election: (One open seat. Incumbent ran unopposed)

• Judi Fouchet 503

QUOTES

Superintendent David Gamberg:

He said the 80 percent approval rate shows the community wants to “keep the good work going.”

Ms. Fouchet:

She said she is happy to be re-elected.

“This is my community… The school is the heart of your community and that means you have to take care of it.”

New Suffolk School District

BUDGET APPROVED

Yes: 80

No: 15

$1,314,783 proposed budget with an estimated 1.1 percent tax levy increase

• School board election results: (One open seat. Incumbent ran unopposed)

• Joseph Polashock 79
• Write-ins 2

QUOTES

School board president Tony Dill:

“It’s very gratifying. That’s good support. We had a good turnout, much larger than normal. It’s nice to know that we have that kind of support in the school.”

Mattituck-Cutchogue School District

BUDGET APPROVED

Yes: 598

No: 185

$40,289,375 proposed budget with an estimated 0.4 percent tax levy increase

• School board election results: (Three open seats. The top two vote-getters will be appointed to full three-year terms. The third qualifying candidate will serve the one year remaining in Jerry Diffley’s unexpired term).

MaryLynn Hoeg and Barbara Talbot were elected to full three-year terms. Brian Mealy will serve the final year of Jerry Diffley’s unexpired term.

“I want to be as supportive as I can — supportive to the students, supportive to the staff and supportive to the taxpayers,” Mr. Mealy said after being sworn in. “Hopefully I can be a part of the positive changes happening in Mattituck.”

“I’m excited there was a large turnout for the district and I look forward to working with the board and community,” Ms. Talbot said. “We’re going to have to look at concerns about a decrease in enrollment and also look at how we can bring in enrichment programs into the district.”

“I’m looking forward to this,” Ms. Hoeg said. “It’s a great opportunity to do so much for the community. I’m very proud of this district and very happy the budget passed.”

• William Gatz 308
• George Haase 307
• Edward Hassildine 166
• MaryLynn Hoeg 468
• Tonya Kaiser-Witczak 157
• Brian Mealy 310
• Barbara Talbot 365

[What’s on the ballot: School board race and budget vote info]

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