SOUTHOLD, NY — The residents have spoken, and voted to approve the Southold Union Free School District's proposed budget for 2024 to 2025 by an overwhelming margin of 486 to 124.
The Southold Union Free School District's proposed $34, 532,000 million budget reflects a 4.11 percent spending increase, with a 2.81 percent tax levy increase, within the district's tax levy cap.
Incumbent school board members Paulette Ofrias and John Crean ran to fill two open seats against new challenger Thomas Kennedy in the race. Ofrias and Kennedy won with 431 votes and 328 votes, respectively; Crean received 308 votes.
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