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Library Budget Passes; 2 Candidates Get Trustee Seats

Budget passes by less than 300 votes.

The proposed Smithtown Special Library District budget was passed Tuesday night, and two library trustee seats were filled with one candidate retaining his seat.

The budget for 2013 totalling $13,321,568 was passed with 1,006 votes in favor to 768 in opposition.

The budget includes a 2.75 percent tax levy increase that would result in a $8.34 increase in annual taxes per household.

Suzanne Mohr will take one trustee seat while incumbent John Martins will keep his seat. Mohr received 1,157 total votes and Martins received 984 votes in victory. 

Opponents Wayne Schaefer and former library trustee Rosalind Palazzolo were defeated Tuesday. Schaefer received 624 votes and Palazzolo received 527 in defeat.

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swataz May 23, 2013 at 10:17 am
With the budget "we" just passed? That can't be!
robkoz May 23, 2013 at 09:52 am
"Why are Smithtown teachers continuing to pay for school supplies out of their ownRead More pocket?" Since when? Ever see the big list of supplies kids get in their folders at the end of the year for them to bring in next year? I think you're talking about the wrong school district.