Board Sets 2017-18 Budget

The East Hampton School Board, meeting on Tuesday, officially adopted a budget of $68.3 million for the 2017-2018 school year.

“We went through this line by line, and have finally come up with a budget as fair as possible to the taxpayer,” Richard Burns, the superintendent, said.

“The school board will continue to put the needs of the kids above all else,” Jacqueline Lowey, a board member, said.

A public hearing on the budget will take place at 6:30 p.m. on May 2, at the high school.

During Tuesday’s meeting, Mr. Burns reminded board members to read and assess the environmental impact review report handed to them at their last meeting by David M. Wortman, a senior environmental manager at V.H.B., the engineering and planning company looking into the possible construction of a school bus depot on Cedar Street.

Also at the May 2 meeting, board members will offer their reactions to the report, and Mr. Wortman will answer questions about the project. The report is available online at easthamptonschools.org, under the heading “Announcements.”