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Voters Approve Port Washington School Budget, Board Members Elected
Residents headed to the polls Tuesday to vote on a school budget and elect board members.
Port Washington residents approved a 2017-18 school budget on Tuesday.
The $151,222,964 budget passed by a margin of 2,453 to 624, according to the school district. The budget is a 3.13 percent spending increase over the current year and it comes with a 2.33 percent tax levy increase.
"With this support, the district will continue to provide a full academic and co-curricular program while also addressing staffing needs to accommodate our increasing enrollment," the school district said.
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Residents also elected Rachel R. Gilliar and David C. Kerpen to the Port Washington Board of Education.
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