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

Northport residents will vote on the school district’s $163,306,840 proposed budget for the 2017-18 school year on Tuesday, May 16.

The proposal calls for a 1.19 percent increase in spending over the current year and the tax levy increase is 1.46 percent, which is within the state's tax cap.

Read more about the proposed budget on the district’s website here.

Polls will be open from 6 .m. to 9 p.m. Click here to find your polling place.

Polling locations:

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

Two candidates are seeking one available seat on the Northport-East Northport School Board, TBR News Media reports. They are incumbent Donna McNaughton and challenger Thomas Loughran.

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