Southampton School Budget Vote Tuesday: What You Need To Know

SOUTHAMPTON, NY — Southampton residents will head to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in the 2023 to 2024 school budget vote and school board candidate election.

The district's proposed $76,899,000 budget reflects a spending increase of 1.34 percent and a 2.55 percent tax levy increase.

Voters will weigh in on two propositions that relate to the district’s planned move in 2025 to a new administration building at 300-310 Hampton Road. Voters approved the purchase of the building in 2022. Both Propositions No. 6 and No. 7 do not include additional costs to taxpayers.

Proposition No. 6 asks voters to authorize the expenditure of up to $3.5 million from the district’s property acquisition and facility construction capital reserve fund for renovations associated with the 12,000-square-foot Hampton Road property.

Renovations will include those related to ADA compliance and the creation of functional
office spaces.

Proposition No. 7 requests voters approve an updated lease agreement with J. Farrell, c/o Farrell Building Company Inc., for the district’s current administrative offices at 425 County Road 39A. The updated lease is needed to secure the current space while the new administrative office is renovated. The lease includes a term of Feb. 15, 2024, through June 30, 2025, for $251,178.00 annually and a six-month rate for 2025 in the amount of $129,356.70.

Incumbengt BOE candidates Donald J. King and SunHe Sherwood-Dudley are challenged by Monique Proctor.

The annual budget vote and election will be held on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the Southampton Intermediate School music room.