VOTING

9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Comsewogue High School.

THE BUDGET

The district proposes an $87,237,217 budget for 2016-17, a 2.41 percent increase over the current $85,187,350. The tax levy would rise 1.2 percent, from $52,892,350 to $53,527,217.

This increase is equal to the district’s tax-cap limit, so a simple majority will be required to approve the budget.

School taxes on the average single-family house would increase 1.2 percent, from $6,474 to $6,552.

The proposed budget includes an average 1.9 percent step increase for teachers, but no contractual increase. Staffing and programs would remain at current levels.

  • District website:

comsewogue.k12.ny.us

THE CANDIDATES

Incumbents Francisca Alabau-Blatter and Robert DeStefano are running unopposed for two at-large seats. Terms are three years.

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