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Proposed $103 million Long Beach budget calls for 12.39% property tax hike, highest since 2013

The budget is part of a multiyear effort to right the city's finances after years of mismanagement, officials said, adding the property tax increase would raise a homeowner's tax bill by an estimated $574.

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Moody's upgrades Long Beach's credit rating, citing city's growing tax base

The city was just one step above junk bond status in July 2021 but finances have since turned around, with the city last year getting its first upgrade in six years, acting city manager said.

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Wainscott schools OK $4.8M contingency budget

The tiny East End district will eliminate prekindergarten and reduce special education services. It had to adopt a contingency budget, which includes a tax freeze, after losing two consecutive budget votes earlier this year.

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West Hempstead school officials call for revote on same budget that failed last month

The district is one of only two on Long Island where proposed budgets went down in the initial round of voting last month.

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Wainscott schools tweak budget plan ahead of revote

The new budget plan is slightly less than the one voters rejected May 16, but it's an overall increase of 48.8% over the current school year's budget.

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Long Island school budgets, board seats go before voters Tuesday

Most polls in Nassau County and western Suffolk open at 6 a.m. or 7 a.m. Tuesday and close at 9 p.m. or 10 p.m. In eastern Suffolk, many polls open in the early afternoon and close around 8 p.m. 

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Newsday survey: School spending would go up 6%, taxes an average 2%

Long Islanders head to the polls Tuesday to vote on school districts' nearly $15.2 billion in proposed spending, as well as hundreds of school board candidates. Included in the budgets are a combined $9.5 billion in school property taxes.

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Hochul touts record state school-aid hike in visit to Elmont

The governor also praised the Elmont school district for lowering its taxes in recent years.

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State aid to schools: Record $771M more for Long Island districts in 2023-24

The school-aid boost for the Nassau-Suffolk region, approved by legislators Tuesday, comes on top of a $458 million hike in 2022-23 and a $417 million increase in 2021-22.

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North Amityville Fire Company expenses faulted in state audit

A state audit released late last month found that nearly 20% of the company's cash disbursements in 2017 and 2018 were for purposes deemed "inappropriate" or "unsupported." 

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