Mamaroneck, Rye Neck Voters Decide 2017-18 School Budgets

MAMARONECK, NY — Voters in the Mamaroneck and Rye Neck school districts will go to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to approve budgets for the 2017-18 school year. The budget package for the Mamaroneck Union Free School District is $135,103,791, up 1.46 percent from the current year’s spending plan.

The proposed tax levy increase is 2.25 percent more than 2016-17’s, which is over state-mandated tax cap.

That means 60 percent of the votes must approve of the budget for it to pass.

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Two people are running for two open board seats. For information on who is running, go here.

The polls on Tuesday will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. in your local elementary school.

For more information, go to the Mamaroneck district’s website.

The budget package for the Rye Neck Union Free School District is $40,120,000, down 0.58 percent from the current year’s spending plan.

There are three candidates vying for two open board seats. For information on who is running, go here.

The polls on Tuesday will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the Rye Neck High School/Middle School.

For more information, go to the Rye Neck district’s website.

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