WESTHAMPTON BEACH

Spending 

$64,879,213, a 2.99% increase from the current $62,994,351.

Tax levy

2.97% increase, from $33,584,341 to $34,580,877. This is within the district’s 2.97% tax-cap limit, so a simple majority vote is required for approval.

Teacher pay, jobs

The proposed budget includes estimates on teacher salaries subject to negotiations. It includes the addition of 4 instructional coordinators and reductions in staff, including 9.5 teaching positions, 2 clerical  positions and 1 guard. There are no budgeted additions or reductions in programs.

Candidates

The terms are three years. Vote for 3, elected at-large. Joyce Donneson (incumbent), Bryan Beasley, Daniel Bennett, Ryan Fay, Robert Macedonio and Jennifer Neumaier. Incumbents George Kast and Suzanne Mensch are not seeking reelection.

When | Where

7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Westhampton Beach High School, 340 Mill Rd.