Bridgehampton School Budget Passes

BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY — Bridgehampton residents approved a 2019-20 school budget on Tuesday. The $18,689,852 million proposed budget was approved by a margin of 133 to 64.

The budget represents a 14.68 percent spending increase over the current year and it comes with a 10.83 percent hike in the school tax levy. That is within the state's tax cap for the district so the budget only needed to be approved by a majority vote.

Five board of education candidates were vying for two open seats, with winners incumbent Jennifer Vinski receiving 135 and Carla Lillie, 81.

Those who failed to win their bids included incumbent Michael Gomberg, who received 54 votes, Angela Torres Chmielewski, who garnered 54, and Randall Davis, who received 50.