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Sagaponack and Bridgehampton School Budgets Approved

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Polls open at Bridgehampton School on Tuesday. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

Polls open at Bridgehampton School on Tuesday. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

authorStaff Writer on May 17, 2023

With the exception of Wainscott, voters in school districts across the South Fork approved school budgets for the 2023-2024 school year on Tuesday.

In the Sagaponack School District, the proposed budget passed with 13 votes in favor and none against. The $1.89 million budget was less than a 1 percent increase in spending from the current school year budget and will result in a 2 percent tax rate increase.

Thomas Schultz was the lone member of the School Board up for reelection on the ballot and received all 13 of the votes cast.

The Bridgehampton School District budget passed by a vote of 92-29.

The $21,74 million budget includes a 3.74 percent spending increase and a tax levy increase of 3.24 percent.

Incumbent School Board members Markanthony Verzosa and Kathleen McCleland were reelected to their seats on the board after running unopposed.

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