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Voters In This Long Island District Rejected School District's Budget Proposal Voters In This Long Island District Rejected School District's Budget Proposal
Voters In This Long Island District Rejected School District's Budget Proposal All but one school district on Long Island approved area school budget and bond proposals. In total, 123 school districts saw their budgets passed, though voters in Wyandanch rejected a proposed $77.8 million that represented a 40.93 percent tax increase by a 149-332 tally. A proposition to limit the number of students eligible for bus rides also failed 162-310. Following the rejected budget, the Wyandanch Board of Education has scheduled a 7 p.m. meeting on Wednesday, May 22, where they will discuss their options moving forward. When a proposed school budget is defeated at the polls, New…