Schools
After Recount, Comsewogue Budget Vote Closer Than Expected
Comsewogue School District's budget still failed to pass with 60 percent of the vote, though a recount last week showed the vote was slightly closer than it was upon first count.
After a recount last week following a , administrators learned that the vote was slightly closer than expected.
Instead of falling 33 votes shy of a supermajority, only 28 more votes were needed to pass a budget which .
School officials recounted the ballots last Wednesday after voters went to the polls on Tuesday in school district elections across Long Island. In total, 1,519 voters favored the budget while 1,063 voted against it.
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which needed a 60 percent supermajority, necessary for any budget that pierces a state-mandated tax levy cap.
The next budget vote will take place on June 19. While the Comsewogue School District Board of Education has not formally voted on which budget it will present to the public, it is expected to present a budget calling for a 2.6 percent tax levy increase - which falls within the confines of the law as it includes allowable exceptions such as pension payments. The smaller budget is expected to require nearly $3 million in cuts.
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