Valley Stream 24 School Voters Guide 2010

VOTING

7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Corona Avenue Firehouse and William L. Buck, Brooklyn Avenue and Robert W. Carbonaro elementary schools.

THE BUDGET

The district is proposing a budget of $26,617,552 for the 2010-11 school year, an increase of 1.75 percent over the current budget of $26,159,973. The tax levy would be $18,681,912, a decrease of 0.08 percent from the current figure of $18,697,804.

The average homeowner with a house assessed at $363,600 would pay $2,722 in school taxes, a decrease of 0.04 percent from the current figure of $2,723.

The proposed budget also includes estimated increases in contracted teacher salaries subject to negotiations later this year. There are no proposed reductions in district staff, programs or services.

District website:

valleystreamdistrict24.org

THE CANDIDATES

Incumbents Anthony Iadevaio, Frank Nuara and Lawrence Trogel are running unopposed for seats with three-year terms.