Sag Harbor School voters guide
VOTING
7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Pierson High School gymnasium.
THE BUDGET
The district proposes a $41,880,896 budget for 2018-19, a 4.95 percent increase from the current $39,907,110. The tax levy would rise 3.51 percent, from $36,288,769 to $37,561,140.
This increase is within the district’s tax-cap limit of 4.02 percent, so a simple majority is required to approve the budget.
School taxes on the average single-family home would rise 3.3 percent, from $5,074.36 to $5,242.04.
The teachers’ contract currently is in negotiations.
Voters will consider a proposition to reduce the transportation limit for all students from the 1-mile minimum limit to a half-mile minimum limit. The proposal says there would no initial cost for the 2018-19 school year.
District website:
sagharborschools.org
THE CANDIDATES
Incumbent Susan Schaefer and candidate Jordana Sobey are running unopposed for two at-large seats. Terms are three years. Stephanie Bitis is not seeking reelection.
Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.
Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.
