Voter's Guide: Syosset School Budget, Board Election

Residents in the Syosset School District will vote on the $215,585,452 proposed budget for the 2015-16 school year on Tuesday, May 19.

The proposal calls for a 1.34 percent increase in spending over the current year and carries a .91 percent tax levy increase, which is within the state’s tax cap.

Six candidates are vying for three open seats on the Syosset Board of Education.

Candidates include:

• Bill Weiner
• Dale D. Predmore
• Andrew Feldman
• Joshua Lafazan
• Seth Hart
• Christopher DiFlippo

Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Robbins Lane Elementary School, H.B. Thompson Middle School and Syosset High School. Click here to find out where you vote based on where you live.

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

How do you plan to vote on the proposed school budget and school board election? Let us know in the comments below.

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