Two days after its budget was shot down by a single vote, Herricks Union Free School District is set to hold was is likely to be a contentious board meeting tonight.

Board president Richard Buckley told Newsday the failure of the proposed $97,373,015 budget, with 1,728 votes in favor vs. 1,729 against, is evidence of a "divided community.” The board must now decide whether to scale it back.

The Herricks budget was one of 10 to fail Islandwide.

The meeting starts at 7:15 p.m. at the Herricks Community Center, 999 Herricks Road, New Hyde Park.

Tonight’s agenda

President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.  Credit: Newsday/Kendall Rodriguez

Inside look at NUMC's aging infrastructure President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.

President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.  Credit: Newsday/Kendall Rodriguez

Inside look at NUMC's aging infrastructure President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.

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