Clarkstown To Vote On 2018-19 School Budget Plan

NEW CITY, NY — Voters in the Clarkstown Central School District will be going to the polls May 15 to have their say on the budget for the 2018-19 school year. There are two fiscal propositions on the ballot.

The proposed spending package is $208,926,000, up 4.18 percent from the current year. The tax levy increase is 2.1 percent, equal to the property tax cap.

In addition, residents are being asked to OK the district's Capital Reserve Fund for another decade. The fund sunsets in 2018-19 and must be reestablished through a referendum every 10 years. This reserve can only be used for building improvement. It is funded through budget surplus and cost saving measures. No additional tax dollars are collected to fund this reserve.

Capital projects proposed for 2018-19 come from the Facilities Improvement Committee.

• New turf fields and tracks, NHS and SHS
• 6 tennis courts, SHS
• Felix Festa Middle School doors, (A, B, C and D entrances)
• Birchwood School entrance doors
• FFMS parking lot lighting
• Laurel Plains playground safety relocation
• Laurel Plains emergency/ADA egress
• FFMS E Wing drainage
• Bardonia drainage

Find information about the spending plan, salaries, capital projects and the annual property tax report card here.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 15.

Polling Locations:

• District 1 - New City Library, 220 N. Main Street, New City
• District 2 - Congers Community Center- Upper Level, 6 Gilchrest Road, Congers
• District 3 - Chestnut Grove Administration Center, 62 Old Middletown Road, New City
• District 4 - St. Francis of Assisi Parish Hall, 128 Parrott Road, West Nyack

Unsure Of Your District? Use the Polling Place Locator.

Editor's Note: Votes for library budgets in Clarkstown take place in December, not in May. The original version of this article, which named the library polling places, was unclear.