Malverne-West Hempstead-Lynbrook 2013-14 Budget Guide

Malverne

The Malverne School District has adopted a 2013-14 budget of $51,244,209, a difference of $2,646,442 from last year's budget.

The levy-to-levy increase for this year’s budget is 3.66 percent, which happens to be the second lowest increase of the last 15 years for the district.

In addition to voting on the budget, voters will vote on another proposition to allow the district to use $1.6 million from capital reserve funds for capital improvements to Malverne High School and Howard T. Herber Middle School. Whether this proposition passes or not has no effect on the tax levy.

Current board of education first vice president Danielle Hopkins is seeking re-election against challenger Jan Kasal.

Also seeking election and running unopposed is John Tuller.

The budget vote will take place on May 21 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Howard T. Herber Middle School.

West Hempstead

The West Hempstead School District adopted a budget of $55.6 million.

The budget-to-budget increase for the budget is 0.88 percent, according to Superintendent John Hogan, who also said that the district is at its tax cap limit of 3.55 percent.

Karen Brohm and Rudolf Schindler are re-running unopposed.

Vincent Trochhia is running unopposed for the one-year and 41-day balance of Walter Enjes' vacated seat, while Jennifer Kurko is running unopposed for the seat vacated by Cynthia Di Miceli.

The budget vote will take place on May 21 from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the West Hempstead Middle School gymnasium.

Lynbrook

The Lynbrook School District has a proposed budget of $76.1 million.

The expenditure increase -- or budget-to-budget increase from last year’s budget -- is 2.3 percent. Taxpayers’ money will account for approximately 86 percent of the budget with a 1.52 percent tax levy increase from last year.

Voters will also have the opportunity to decide the fate of two propositions.

According to the Lynbrook Herald:

      A proposed $1.39 million proposition would, if approved, replace the six-lane track at South and install new amenities for it, including areas for steeple chase and pole-vault. Also at South, the tennis court, gym bleachers and two interior and one exterior door would be replaced. North would also get new gym bleachers. The funds for the project would come from the capital reserve, which currently has $3.9 million remaining.

      The other proposition is for $600,000 to replace and expand outdated technology infrastructure in all buildings as well as other technology items. There is currently $1.3 million in the Technology Replacement Fund, which would pay for the projects.

Like in Malverne, the propositions will not affect the tax levy.

Current board of education trustee William Belmont is re-running unopposed, while current secretary William Kayen is seeking re-election against challenger Heather Hanson.

The budget vote will be held May 21 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. in Lynbrook High School, and Lynbrook North and South Middle Schools.