Several school districts on the North Fork will offer propositions along with their budgets this Tuesday, May 21, when voters head to the polls.
The district that asked voters to pierce the tax cap last year will stay well under the cap this time around — but Greenport will float a $23.8 million bond project at a separate vote in June.
(more…)On Tuesday, voters in Riverhead and Southold towns will go to the polls to vote on school district budgets. Several districts are offering propositions along with their budgets, and voters will need to read those closely before making a decision.
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New Suffolk school board members approved a $1.01 million budget for the 2019-20 academic year Tuesday, along with one other proposition for voters to consider in May.
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The Mattituck-Cutchogue Board of Education adopted a $40.7 million budget for the upcoming school year at its meeting Wednesday.
(more…)The Oysterponds School District is proposing a 1.584 percent increase in its 2018-19 budget for a total of $5.8 million.
The new budget, which complies with the 2 percent tax increase cap, includes an addition to the music department and the introduction of foreign language. The administration is looking to hire a part-time teacher in each discipline, Superintendent Richard Malone said. READ
The Southold Union Free School District will maintain a budget just under $30 million for the 2018-19 school year, administrators said during a presentation last month. READ
On Tuesday, the annual school budget season will come to an end with voting on spending plans for the 2017-18 school year.
Once again, there’s not a single contested race in any North Fork school district. All you’ll ultimately be voting on is the budgets, except in Greenport, where a repair reserve proposition is also on the ballot. READ
With school budget votes only days away, there are a few major developments to keep in mind, especially for taxpayers in the Greenport and New Suffolk districts.
Residents will head to the polls Tuesday to vote on their local school budgets. (Credit: Katharine Schroeder, file)
Taxpayers in the five Southold Town school districts will vote on the 2014-15 spending plan for their schools Tuesday. There are no contested school board races.
Polls open at 3 p.m. and close at 9 p.m. Tuesday, except for Greenport where polls are open from 2-8 p.m.
For complete guides of each North Fork school district, click through the following links:
All five school districts on the North Fork saw their proposed budgets pass by Tuesday night by wide margins.
In the school board race for three open seats at Oysterponds, two candidates — Dorothy-Dean Thomas and Betsy Dzenkowski — tied for third place with 157 votes each. The district is expected to hold a run-off election within 45 days, Superintendent Richard Malone said.
Oysterponds challengers Tom Stevenson received 193 votes and Alison Lyne received 160 votes. Both were elected to the school board Tuesday night.
Charles Squire, who withdrew from tonight’s election because state law requires candidates to live within a district for at least a year, received 61 votes as he still appeared on the ballot.
Over in Mattituck, incumbent William Gatz won tonight’s election. He ran unopposed. Former school board member Jeff Smith won the second seat left vacant by Janique Nine with 79 write-in votes. The district did not announce other write-in results.
The Southold Free Library spending plan was also approved.
Here’s a summary of tonight’s results:
Greenport
While most polls closed at 9 p.m., the Greenport School District ended early at 8 p.m.
Greenport’s proposed budget was passed in a landslide, with 262 people voting yes and 58 voting against the 2013-14 spending plan.
Current Greenport school board president Heather Wolf and board member Tina Volinski ran unopposed. Ms. Volinksi was the top vote-getter with 278 to Ms. Wolf’s 256.
Mattituck
Mattituck-Cutchogue’s $38.85 million budget passed in a 600 to 362 vote. Incumbent William Gatz, who ran unopposed, won tonight’s election with 639 votes. Former school board member Jeff Smith won the second open seat with 79 votes. The district did not announce other write-in results.
New Suffolk
New Suffolk’s $965,324 budget passed with a 57 to 4 vote. Incumbent Joe Polashock ran unopposed and was elected to another term with 58 votes and 3 absentee votes.
Oysterponds
Oysterponds $5.35 million budget passed with a 160 to 116 vote. The referendum to establish a reserve fund to pay for capital improvements failed by a 129 to 136 vote. Absentee ballots were factored into those totals, 17 yes and 6 no for both the budget and capital reverse referendum.
School board candidates Dorothy-Dean Thomas and Betsy Dzenkowski tied at 157 votes. A run-off election is to be scheduled within 45 days, the superintendent said.
Candidates Tom Stevenson and Alison Lyne won seats on the school board. Mr. Stevenson received 193 votes and Ms. Lyne received 160.
Charles Squire, who withdrew from tonight’s election because state law requires candidates to live within a district for at least a year, received 61 votes as he still appeared on the ballot.
Current school board member Thomas Gray, who decided not to run for re-election this year, received seven write-in votes.
As for absentee ballots for school board candidates, Ms. Thomas received 17 votes; Mr. Stevenson received 21 votes; Mr. Squire received 17 votes; Ms. Lyne received 6 votes; and Ms. Dzenkowski received 7 votes.
Southold
Southold’s $28 million budget passed with a 718 to 315 vote. School board vice president Judi Fouchet was re-elected with 753 votes. She ran unopposed.
Southold Free Library
Southold Free Library’s six-month $406,000 budget passed with a 743 to 285 vote.