Schools

Voter's Guide: Farmingdale School Budget

What you need to know for election day.

Farmingdale residents will vote on the school district’s $157,357,708 proposed budget for the 2015-16 school year on Tuesday, May 19.

The proposal calls for a .55 percent increase in spending over the current year and carries a 1.28 percent tax levy increase, which is within the state’s tax cap.

Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Howitt Middle School in the East Gym.

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Read more about the proposed budget on the district’s website here.

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