Tentative Town Budget to be Introduced at Public Hearing

The town board is set to introduce the tentative 2012 budget during Thursday night's public meeting.

The proposed budget is .

Part of the increase, according to Superintendent of Highways Glenn Jorgensen, is to replenish surpluss funds used during the cleanup after Hurricane Irene, which cost approximately $1.4 million. The cleanup would cost taxpayers $19.90 per household.

While there is an increase close to $1 million, the tentative budget still falls below Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 2 percent tax cap. The increase from 2011 is .7 percent.

The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. at the Eugene A. Cannataro Smithtown Senior Citizen Center.

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Click here to view the tentative 2012 town budget.