Schools

Voters Approve Bayport-Blue Point School Budget; 1 Up, 1 Down On Transportation Props

BREAKING: B-BP residents headed to the polls Tuesday to vote on a school budget, as well as transportation propositions.

Budget Results:

Yes –1,073

No – 327

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Proposition #2 – HS Transportation

Shall the Board of Education be authorized to reduce the School District’s current policy for transporting resident students to the public high school of the District from the current three (3) miles to two (2) miles effective at the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year at no additional cost.

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Yes – 735

No - 656

Proposition #3 – MS Transportation

Shall the Board of Education be authorized to reduce the School District’s current policy for transporting resident students to the public middle school of the District from the current two (2) miles to one and one-half (1.5) mile, effective at the beginning of the 2017-2018 school year in the approximate amount of $180,000 and levy the necessary tax therefore.

Yes –580

No – 807

Board Trustee Election

Seat 1:

Jane Burgess - 468

Michael Miller (incumbent) - 875 (re-elected)

Seat 2:

Daniene Byrne (incumbent) - 819 (re-elected)

Andrea O’Neill – 509

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