Voter's Guide: South Huntington School Budget, Board Election

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect correction budget and school board information. Patch apologizes for the errors:

South Huntington residents will vote on the school district’s $159,004,073 proposed budget for the 2016-17 school year on Tuesday, May 17.

The proposal calls for a 1.88 percent increase in spending over the current year and carries a 0.10 percent tax levy increase, which is within the state’s tax cap.

Residents will be able to learn more about the budget at a public hearing session at Walt Whitman High School on Tuesday, May 10 from 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Absentee ballot information can be found here.

Two incumbents are running uncontested for positions on the South Huntington Board of Education. Candidates include:

• Laura Carey
• Nicholas Ciappetta

On election day, residents can vote at Walt Whitman High School, located at 301 West Hills Road in Huntington Station. Polls are open from 3-10 p.m.

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