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School Budgets Pass In All But Four Long Island Districts School Budgets Pass In All But Four Long Island Districts
School Budgets Pass In All But Four Long Island Districts School budgets were largely passed - many by wide margins - on Long Island, though several districts may have to revise their spending plans or be forced to adopt contingency budgets. In total, voters approved 116 school budgets on Long Island on Tuesday, May 18, leaving just four districts - Bridgehampton, Northport-East Northport Three Village, Wantagh - that did not pass. Of those four, three - Bridgehampton, Three Village, and Wantagh - sought to override the state tax cap. Two other school districts in Sagaponack and Islip also sought to override the tax levy, which requires a 60 perce…

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by Zak Failla
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Three Long Island School Budgets Voted Down Three Long Island School Budgets Voted Down
Three Long Island School Budgets Voted Down More than 100 Long Island school districts saw their budgets passed this week, though at least three will be up for a revote later this summer before the next academic year. In total, 119 school budgets passed this week, though some ballots are still being counted after New York’s first all-mail election process due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. In Uniondale, the district’s proposed $211 million was defeated by a final tally of 1,157 to 885, a difference of 272 votes. It is expected to be put back up for a revote as soon as next month, school officials said. In Riverhead, t…

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by Zak Failla