Call for Input on Budgets

As the May 17 school budget vote and school board member election approaches, residents still have a number of chances to observe or take part in the budget development process in several local school districts.

Sag Harbor will hold a budget workshop and board meeting beginning at 6 p.m. on Monday in the Pierson High School library. East Hampton will hold a budget workshop at 6 p.m. on Tuesday in the East Hampton High School technology room.

The following week, on April 11, the Springs School District will hold its third budget work session and a regular school board meeting beginning at 7 p.m. On April 12, the Montauk School District will hold a school board meeting and budget work session starting at 4 p.m. in the school library. The Amagansett School District will also hold one that day, at 7:30 a.m. in the school library.

The Bridgehampton School District’s next school board meeting and budget discussion will happen on April 13 at 7 p.m. Sagaponack’s will be on April 21 at 6 p.m.

School boards are required to adopt a budget by April 21 to present to the community for a vote. Each district will also be required to schedule a public hearing and communitywide mailing on the budget in the coming weeks