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School Board Candidates Running Unopposed

Two incumbents will seek re-election next month.

In this year’s school board election, incumbents Thomas Cooley and Deborah VanEssendelft are running unopposed for re-election.

Over the course of the next month, Patch will highlight important information to educate Sayville residents, who will head to the polls on May 17.

The school board recently adopted the 2011-2012 budget, which stands at $81.77 million, representing a 3.87 percent increase in spending and a tax levy of 7.39 percent.

We want to hear from residents of all ages. If you want to share your thoughts on the upcoming budget and tax increase and how this will impact your family, email Denise@patch.com and let us know.

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John Thompson May 19, 2013 at 10:26 pm
And so the taxpayer is once again asked to give more to an already out of control and bloatedRead More system. Every year the school districts on Long Island receive increases of millions of dollars to their budgets, and still they want to bleed the taxpayer for more. As two income families struggle to pay exorbitant tax bills, we’re asked to pay even more? We’ll here’s a novel idea, how about if the teachers union’s began demanding less? This early retirement baloney must stop, salaries should be capped, administrators and their staffs must be cut by at least eighty percent. In addition, educators and staff should have to pay for their own medical and retirement plans just as the rest of us must. Here on Long Island, families are suffering and sacrificing, and many are being forced to leave due to taxes which are out of control. It is time for educators to cease hiding behind children with threats of decreased student programs, and to make an honest and realistic observation as to why things are as bad as they are. To blame parents for not paying enough into the system to support the schools is ludicrous. The real problem lies in a system which is self serving, and run by incompetents blind to the harm they are inflicting upon our children and families.
Judy Mottl (Editor) May 10, 2013 at 12:37 am
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Resident May 10, 2013 at 12:12 am
I heard it was a bank some time ago, but I can't imagine which bank would run a construction projectRead More so poorly.