Budget Hearings Approach

State education law dictates that each school district hold a public hearing on the budget proposed for the next school year before voting on the budget takes place.

In East Hampton, the hearing will take place on Tuesday, May 5, at 6:30 p.m. in the district office, 4 Long Lane. In Montauk, the hearing will also be on Tuesday, May 5, at 6 p.m. at the school, 50 South Dorset Drive.

Sag Harbor’s hearing will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, in the library of Pierson High School, 200 Jermain Avenue. Wainscott’s will be on Wednesday, May 6, at 6:30 p.m. at the school, 47 Main Street.

The Bridgehampton hearing will also be on Wednesday, May 6, at 7 p.m. in the school gym. The Bridgehampton School is at 2685 Montauk Highway.

Springs, Sagaponack, and Amagansett will hold hearings the following week. In Springs, the hearing is scheduled for May 11 at 6 p.m. at the school, 48 School Street. In Sagaponack on that same day, it will begin at 7 p.m. at the school, 400 Main Street. And in Amagansett, it will be on May 12 at 6:30 p.m., at the school, 320 Main Street.

Voters registered in the respective districts will go to the polls on May 19.