Mattituck-Cutchogue School Budget Passes By A Landslide

MATTITUCK, NY — The votes have been tallied and the proposed 2021 to 2022 budget for the Matittuck-Cutchogue Union Free School District passed by a landslide of 715 to 200.

Six candidates, including incumbents Jeffrey Connolly and Doug Cooper, as well as Denise Taormina, Aleksandra Kardwell, Karen Letteriello and Edward Marlatt, ran for three open BOE seats. The three highest vote-getters were Connolly with 611, Letteriello with 609, and Cooper with 586.

The proposed $42,216,806 2021 to 2022 budget for the Mattituck-Cutchogue Union Free School District reflects an increase of 1.93 percent.

"With academics at its core, the 2021-2022 budget also supports the emotional and social well-being of our students by maintaining the staff needed to listen, observe and counsel those students who need support," the Mattituck-Cutchogue Board of Education wrote. "It supports extracurricular activities to enhance student learning and encourage creativity and talent. The budget offers new curriculum that aligns with the standards and allows our kids to explore new ideas and discover what they are passionate about. This budget keeps our staff and students safe and improves areas of our infrastructure that need to be updated. Our students are searching for new activities, new classes, new friendships and new connections, and the Board of Education and Superintendent of Schools are confident that the 2021-2022 budget provides all of that and more."