Massapequa School Voters Guide 2010
VOTING
6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Lockhart, Fairfield and McKenna schools and Massapequa High School.
THE BUDGET
The district is proposing a budget of $176,172,498 budget for the 2010-11 school year, an increase of 2.6 percent over the current budget of $171,715,173. The tax levy would rise 2.48 percent to $143,979,857 from $140,494,663.
The district said it was unable to calculate the dollar amount of the school tax paid on an average single-family house or the percentage increase in school taxes paid on an average house under the proposed 2010-11 budget. Taxes on the average single-family home are $6,165 under the 2009-10 budget.
The proposed budget does not call for teacher and staff reductions or specific program or service cuts. Officials said teacher salary estimates are subject to negotiations.
District website: msd.k12.ny.us
THE CANDIDATES
Incumbent Timothy Taylor is unopposed for a seat with a three-year term.
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.
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.
