Voters in the Southampton and Tuckahoe school districts approved the Rogers Memorial Library's budget on Friday night and also elected Victoria Kahn to its Board of Trustees.
Voters approved the $4,019,733 operational budget, a $56,321, or 1.42 percent, over the current year's budget, 151-29. They also approved a $4,351,401 tax levy, an increase of $53,721 or 1.25 percent, over the current year's, which is within the state-imposed cap on tax levy increases
The estimated 2016 tax rate is $0.1778 per $1,000 of assessed valuation, down 3 percent, or $.0056, from the current year’s $0.1834 rate.
Southampton Village resident Victoria Kahn was elected to one of the two vacant seats on the Board of Trustees. She is the owner of Hamptons Virtual Office Center and Agawam Town & Village Realty. She has an MBA in finance from New York University and has a master’s degree in French civilization from Paris-Sorbonne University.
The other seat will remain open until the board appoints someone. Ms. Kahn and the other new member will begin their 3-year terms January 2016.
Incumbents Glenn R. Halsey Jr. and Frances C. Burns had opted not to seek reelection.
Alyssa Melillo on Aug 8, 2015