Bayport-Blue Point Budget Passes After Failed First Vote

BAYPORT, NY — Bayport-Blue Point School District voters approved the district’s revised $88,038,957 budget for the 2026-27 school year on Tuesday after the district’s first spending plan failed in May.

The budget passed 1,697-769, receiving about 68.8 percent approval. The revised spending plan needed 60 percent approval to pass because the district’s tax cap calculation was negative for the 2026-27 school year.

“The district is grateful to our community for its support of the 2026–27 school budget,” district officials said in a statement.

District officials said the approved budget will allow Bayport-Blue Point to continue providing students with the educational opportunities, programs and services developed in the district over the years.

The approved budget is $1,108,093 lower than the current 2025-26 budget of $89,147,050, representing a 1.24 percent budget-to-budget decrease.

District officials said the revised proposal reduced the proposed tax levy increase from 2.75 percent to 2 percent while preserving all current programs, services and offerings.

The first proposed budget, which totaled $88,387,020, received more yes votes than no votes on May 19 but failed to reach the 60 percent supermajority required to override the tax cap. That proposal received 679 yes votes and 568 no votes, or 54.45 percent support, district officials said.

After the first vote, the district held a community meeting on May 27, reviewed the original proposal and identified additional spending reductions, according to district documents.

The district said the revised budget was reduced through staffing adjustments made through attrition, operational efficiencies, the strategic use of reserves and an increase in projected state aid and Universal Pre-K grant funding announced after the May 19 vote.

District officials said the approved budget maintains enhanced in-person and digital security, preserves student programs and continues long-range fiscal planning.

According to district documents, the revised budget includes $67,232,856 for program costs, $14,615,020 for capital costs and $6,191,081 for administrative costs.

The approved tax levy increases from $62,153,622 to $63,396,694.

District officials said election results remain unofficial pending certification by the district clerk.