South Fork School Budgets All Pass

SOUTHAMPTON, NY — The votes have been cast as Southampton Town residents took to the polls to vote for 2017-2018 school budgets and in school board elections across the East End. Here are the results, as they come in.

Sagaponack Common School District: Voters approved the budget unanimously by a vote of 19 to 0.

The district proposed a $1.7 million budget, with no projected increase. BOE member Brian Villante ran unopposed for his seat.

Bridgehampton Union Free School District

The 2017-2018 budget of $14,356,463 reflects a proposed increase of 4.20 percent and a tax levy increase of 5.54 percent passed, 102 to 74.

Two candidates are ran an uncontested race for school board, with Kathleen McCleland getting 136 votes and Markanthony Verzosa, 116. A proposition for a capital reserve fund to finance a new geothermal system passed 84 to 41.

Southampton Union Free School District

"All propositions, including the 2017-2018 Budget, passed in today's Annual Budget Vote and Election," the district said on its website. "SunHe Sherwood-Dudley and Jacqueline Robinson were elected to the Board of Education. Full results will be posted tomorrow. Thank you to all who came out to vote!"

The $68,847,113 budget reflects a spending increase of 1.7 percent and a tax levy increase of 3.5 percent, and does not pierce the state tax cap.

Four candidates are vied for two open Board of Education seats, with incumbent Andrew Brindle, Sunhe Sherwood-Dudley, Jacqueline Robinson and Natalie Sisco in the running.

Residents also voted on a proposition to establish "the 2017 Ten Year Capital Reserve Fund," for future alterations, repairs, and reconstruction of school facilities, in an amount not to exceed $20 million, with not more than $3 million per year.

Also voted on was a proposition for the expenditure of $230,000 to replace a 48-passenger bus and two 20 passenger vans for the Southampton bus fleet.

Voters also okayed $1.2 million in improvements from the 2007 Ten Year Capital Reserve Fund, for various building improvements.

Sag Harbor Union Free School District

Voters turned out to approve the budget by a vast margin of 973 to 269.

In addition, a proposition to establish a transportation fleet capital reserve fund passed, 962 to 263.

A proposition for window replacement using capital reserves passed 1,042 to 190.

Five candidates faced off for three seats on the Board of Education, with the winners being January Kerr, with 866 votes, Alex Kriegsman, with 910 votes, and Diana Kolhoff, with 884 votes. Incumbent Theresa Samot received 366 votes and incumbent Sandi Kruel, 452.

The proposed 2017-2018 $39.9 million budget reflects a budget to budget increase of 2.92 percent and a projected tax levy increase of 3.49 percent.

The budget does not pierce the state tax cap.

Remsenburg-Speonk Union Free School District

The 2017-2018 budget of $13,526,371 passed 140 to 42.

The budget reflects a 2.26 percent budget increase and a proposition to create a capital reserve fund, which passed 141 to 38.

BOE President Deidre DeVita ran unopposed to retain her seat and received 169 votes.

East Quogue Union Free School District

The proposed $24.2 million budget passed by an overwhelming margin of 607 to 98.

A proposition to establish a capital reserve fund passed, 588 to 99.

Three newcomers vied for two open seats, including Richard King, Brian Babcock, and Kristin Jankowski.

Winners were Jankowski, with 509 votes, and Babcock, with 363; King received 346.

The library vote passed 615 to 86.

Quogue Union Free School District

Voters approved the budget by a wide margin of 159 to 17.

The 2017-2018 proposed budget of $8.1 million reflects a 2.82 percent change.

As incumbent Larry Berman steps down, three candidates, Malcolm "Jock" McLean, Edmund Moore and Kathryn Paling vied for his seat. The winner was McLean, with 98 votes; Moore received 40 and Paling, 23.

Tuckahoe

The $20.2 million budget for 2017 - 2018 passed 234 to 121; Robert Grisknik won a seat on the BOE with 280 votes.