Results: Voters approve school district budget, appoint three BOE trustees
District administrators and members of the board of education review the results of the 2025-2026 budget vote and election of trustees yesterday, May 20.
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Residents of Northport and East Northport approved yesterday a $191,311,187 school district budget by a vote of 2,085 to 1,149.
The budget-to-budget increase from last year is 1.8% and the tax levy increase is 2.2%, representing approximately $194 for the average household.
Elected to the board of trustees are Chrissy Ruggeri, Jim Maloney and Ray Burney. Maloney returns to the board after serving one term from 2012 to 2015. Ruggeri and Burney join the board as newcomers. The three board members will be sworn into their positions in July, replacing outgoing trustees Larry Licopoli and Allison Noonan (both of whom did not run for re-election) and Tom Loughran, who was seeking his third term on the board.
The final tallies are, in ballot order:
Christine Ruggeri: 2,332
Thomas Loughran: 1,018
Joseph Pushee: 882
James Maloney: 2,084
Ray Burney: 1,823
The results of Propositions 2 through 4 are below, with vote totals:
Proposition No. 2/Capital Expenditures: Passed 2,490 to 733.
Authorizes the district to expend $2,032,761 for the purpose of performing necessary capital projects including district-wide roof replacements and/or repairs and renovations and district-wide HVAC and mechanical reconstruction/renovations. The total cost of the projects will be funded from the Capital Reserve Fund established in 2021.
Proposition No. 3/Energy Performance Contract: Passed 2,327 to 894.
For the purpose of receiving an additional 10% building aid from the New York State Education Department to enter into an energy savings improvement project. The project will increase solar energy capacity in the district and will be of no cost to district taxpayers.
Proposition No. 4/Northport Historical Society: Passed 1,799 to 1,410.
Placed on the ballot by the Northport Historical Society and Museum, this proposition is not connected to the school district’s budget or educational programs. It allows the Town of Huntington to impose an annual tax of between $3.10 and $3.74 per household to help support the historical society’s operations.
