COPIAGUE

Spending 

$175,287,962, a 3.10% increase from the current $170,023,070.

Tax levy

2.98% increase, from $67,569,520 to $69,584,493. This is within the district’s 5.32% tax-cap limit, so a simple majority vote is required for approval.

Teacher pay, jobs

The proposed budget includes funding for teacher salary increases. The budget does not call for any additions or reductions in staff or programs.

Propositions

Proposition 2 seeks approval to spend $10 million from the district’s Building and Improvement Capital Reserve Fund, established May 17, 2022, to construct a seven-classroom addition and make interior and exterior renovations at Deauville Gardens East and Deauville Gardens West elementary schools.

Candidates

The terms are three years. Vote for 3, elected by seat.

Incumbents Michael Higgins and Kenneth Urban are running unopposed. Incumbent Ledy Torres is being challenged by Beatrice Bocchieri Guido.

When | Where

10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Deauville Gardens East Elementary School, 100 Deauville Blvd.