Seaford NY budget vote of May 19, 2026

Regarding the school board candidates, with two slots open, both candidates are running unopposed for re-election: Jimmy Chwe and Tricia Matulewicz (Mathews or son of Mathew, a patronym).

The Seaford school district budget proposal is linked HERE.  See also HERE. The budget total  is $86,302,965. The superintendant will earn a salary of $318,000. One source gives the district enrollment as 2,174. That does not mean that each student costs the taxpayers $39,697, because of other costs such as providing transportion to other schools.

Regarding the sole library board candidate, Margaret Grub is running unopposed for the slot she has held since 2016. The library budget for 2026-2027 is $2,480,922. The library budget  passed, 798-192.  That's 80% in favor, whereas in Massapequa the library budget garnered 62%.

Seaford Library and school budgets pass.

On May 17, 2022, the Seaford Library budget passed with a vote of 1,395 Yes and 450 No = 1,845 votes cast.

The Seaford Schools budget passed with a vote of 1,307 Yes to 575 No = 1,882 votes cast.

The turf field passed 1,330 Yes to 536 No = 1,866 votes cast.

Lisa Herbert earned 1,042 votes.  Heather Umhafer 851. Kevin Devlin 819. Ben Vogt 328. 3,040 votes divided by two = maybe 1,520 voters.

Link to Seaford Herald article HERE. 

Seaford library and school budgets pass

 On May 18, 2021, the Seaford Library budget passed, 713 to 304, with vote total 1,017. 

The Seaford Schools budget also passed, 672 to 399, with vote total 1,071.

The Wantagh Library budget passed, 109 to 46, with a vote total of 155.

School and Library voting day, May 18, 2021

 It appears that the Seaford NY school budget vote asks merely a yes/no vote on a 2021/2022 budget of $74, 717,812. There is one open seat on the Board of Education, but only one candidate, Andrea Parisi. The term is three years.

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On the same ballot is the Library Budget, $2,185,366, yes/no.  There is one open trustee seat with one candidate, Margaret D. Grub. The term is five years.

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Voting is at the elementary schools from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Please click on the photo below to enlarge it.