Miller Place school district
VOTING
6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at North Country Road Middle School.
THE BUDGET
The district proposes a $72,685,864 budget for 2018-19, a 2.1 percent increase from the current $71,190,675. The tax levy would increase 2.8 percent, from $45,028,780 to $46,290,054.
This increase is equal to the district’s tax-cap limit of 2.8 percent, so a simple majority will be required to approve the budget.
School taxes on the average single-family home would rise 2.8 percent, from $8,331.45 to $8,564.82.
The proposed budget calls for a 0.9 percent contractual raise for teachers and an average 2.89 percent step increase.
District website:
millerplace.k12.ny.us
THE CANDIDATES
Incumbent Keith J. Frank is unopposed for one at-large seat. The term is three years.
Carl MacGowan is a Long Island native who covers Brookhaven Town after having previously covered Smithtown, Suffolk County courts and numerous spot news and feature stories over his 20-plus year career at Newsday.
