East Moriches
East Moriches voters have approved the 2019-‘20 budget, which allocates $28,585,605 for school services, up almost $857,000 from 2018-‘19. Voters also approved designating three high schools as receiving schools for students for another five years. This includes a 3.3 percent tax levy increase. The board of education race was won by Lori Pagano (291) and Jennifer Burke (289), who will fill the two open seats and defeated Gene Kleine (224).
BUDGET
Yes: 353 No: 126
HIGH SCHOOL
Yes: 419 No: 57
LIBRARY
Yes: 389 No: 87
Center Moriches
Voters approved the $44,101,280 budget for district services, an increase of just over $1 million from last year. It will maintain all current programming and incorporate the debt from recent capital projects. Due to additional state aid, the board was able to decrease the levy from a previously proposed 3.3 percent to 2.9 percent. Two board of education seats were filled by unopposed candidates Thomas Kelly (533) and Marcus Babzien (508).
BUDGET
Yes: 433 No: 260
Eastport-South Manor
Voters in the Eastport-South Manor district shot down a proposition to add armed security guards to each of its schools, but did pass the $96,354,523 budget, a $2.8 million increase from last year. The tax levy increase would have been 3.69 percent for both propositions, above the allowable cap. The budget alone is a 2.75 percent levy, below the tax cap. Three board of education seats were granted to Donald Fox (987), Francesco Ferraro (913), and Michael Byrnes (790).
BUDGET
Yes: 1,211 No: 1,002
ARMED GUARDS
Yes: 545 No: 1,673
LIBRARY
Yes: 1,587 No: 615
Board of Education: Donald Fox: 987 (elected), Francesco Ferraro: 913 (elected), Michael Byrnes: 790 (elected), Allison McGovern 770, Marie Brown: 724, Tara Mazovec 595
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