Voter's Guide: Hicksville 2017-18 School Budget, Board Election

Hicksville residents will vote on the school district’s $134,781,267 proposed budget for the 2017-18 school year on Tuesday, May 16.

The proposal calls for a 1.85 percent increase in spending over the current year and carries a 1.48 percent tax levy increase, which is within the state’s tax cap.

It is estimated that the tax rate will increase $76.21 per year for homes with a 2016-17 market value of $300,000 and $114.32 for homes with a market value of $450,000, the school district reports.

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Voting locations:

• District No. 1— Burns Avenue School
• District No. 2— East Street School
• District No. 3— Woodland School
• District No. 4— Lee Avenue School
• District No. 5— Fork Lane School
• District No. 6— Dutch Lane School
• District No. 7— Old Country Road School

Five candidates are running for three seats on the Board of Education, Newsday reports.

• Kyle Singh and incumbent Kevin J. Carroll are running for one seat.
• Christopher Amato and Kevin Asher are running for an open seat.
• Sunita Manjrekar is running unopposed for an open seat.

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