Northport's 2019-20 School Budget: What You Need To Know

NORTHPORT, NY--Northport residents will vote on whether or not to pass the 2019-20 school budget on Tuesday, May 21. Here's what you should know before then.

The Northport-East Northport School District's proposed spending plan for the 2019-20 school year is $171,077,668. That's a $4.267m, or 2.56 percent, increase from the current budget.

To fund the increase, the district proposes a tax levy of $149,717,642, up $3.74m, or 2.56 percent from this current year's.

$616,750 of the proposed budget is earmarked for funding roof repair and replacement districtwide. Other increases include legal services ($191,297 or 47.5 percent), employee benefits ($1.579m, or 3.94 percent), debt service ($1.06m or 27 percent) and operation of plant ($264,158, or 2.7 percent).

An additional proposition Northport residents will be asked to vote on is whether or not to allow the district to use capital reserves to fund an additional $1.8m in asphalt, concrete and drainage repairs primarily to help ease the flow of traffic around Northport High School. This will have no additional tax impact on residents.

There are three designated polling places within the district, though you must vote at your designated polling place. All voting will run from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

• Election District 1: District residents living south of the center line of Pulaski Road vote at Fifth Avenue Elementary School.
• Election District 2: District residents living north of the center line of Pulaski Road and south of the center line of Route 25A vote at Dickinson Avenue School.
• Election District 3: District residents living north of the center line of Route 25A vote at William J. Brosnan School.