2013 Miller Place Voter Guide: How Will You Vote?

Voters in the Miller Place district will head to the polls on Tuesday to say “yes” or “no” to the Miller Place school district’s proposed $67.3 million 2013-14 budget.

When this budget was adopted, superintendent Marianne Higuera said of the board, "They are putting together the best educational program they can for 2013-'14 and I support their decisions." 

Will you vote yes or no? Why? Log in to Patch and tell us in the comments.

Proposition 1: Quick Facts

• Proposed Budget: $67,320,399
• Average Tax Increase for Homeowners: $426.49
• Tax Levy Increase: 3.94 percent (below cap)
• Year-Over-Year Budget Increase: 3.64 percent

Recent Budget Coverage on Miller Place-Rocky Point Patch:
• Miller Place Board Adopts Budget Under Cap Without Full-Day Kindergarten
• Miller Place Board Postpones Budget Adoption, Extending Public Comment

School Board Candidates (vote for three)
• Michael Manspeizer
• Noelle Dunlop 
• Johanna Testa

Library Contract
• Projected Contract: 2,052,948
• Increase: .61 percent

Polling Information

• Location: North Country Road Middle School Gymnasium (191 North Country Road)
• Vote between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m.

What if the budget doesn’t pass?
• The school board can choose to put the same budget up for a re-vote at a future date.
• The school board can choose to put up a revised budget at a future date.
• The school board can choose to go right into a contingency budget, which would not increase the tax levy but which would likely cause millions of dollars more in cuts.
• If a budget vote fails twice, the school district automatically is subject to a contingency budget.

View related budget documents on the school district’s website.