Schools

Voter's Guide: Sayville, Bayport-Blue Point School Budget, Board Election

What you need to know for Tuesday's school votes.

Sayville

The Sayville School District is proposing a $91.13 million budget for the 2014-15 school year, which is a 1.87 percent spending increase over the current budget.

The proposed tax levy increase is 2.99 percent, which is over the state's tax cap of 1.22 percent for the district. Therefore, a 60 percent supermajority vote is needed for the budget to be approved.  

Sayville Board of Education incumbents Thomas Cooley and Deborah Van Essendelft are both running unopposed. 

Find out what's happening in Sayville-Bayportwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the gymnasium located on the Greeley Avenue side of the Suffolk County Community College Sayville Center (formerly the Old Junior High School). Read more on the proposed budget on the district's website here

Bayport-Blue Point

Find out what's happening in Sayville-Bayportwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

The Bayport-Blue Point School District is proposing a $68.3 million budget for the 2014-15 school year, which is a 1.7 percent spending increase over the current budget. 

The proposed tax levy increase is 2.08 percent, which is within the state's tax cap. If approved, the average homeowner in the district would pay an additional $100 in school taxes next year. 

Michael Miller and Daniene Byrne are running unopposed for seats on the Bayport-Blue Point Board of Education. 

Polls are open Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the Bayport-Blue Point High School gymnasium. Find more info on the proposed budget on the district's website here. 

How do you plan to vote on your proposed school budget? Let us know in the comments section below. 


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here