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Partly Cloudy Seaford signs tax levy
District receives grant for field work, speed camera for high school
It’s tax time in Seaford. At its Aug. 14 meeting, the Board of Education approved a resolution that will allow the district to collect more than $50 million in property taxes. The action approved allowed the district clerk to file a certified copy of the resolution with the County Legislature and the Department of Assessment by Friday.
The 2014-15 Seaford school budget is $64.8 million of which $50.1 million must be raised in taxes. It was recently announced that the school district has an A1 Moody’s rating and that its tax anticipation notes would be issued at an interest rate of 2.6 percent. At the July 17 school board meeting, Trustee Bruce Kahn said, “This improvement in the rating is good news for Seaford.”
In other news, Superintendent Brian Conboy announced that the district would receive $50,000 in community revitalization funds through County Legislator David Denenberg’s office. The money may be used for the revitalization of fields at Seaford High School as well as some asphalt paving. “There has also been some discussion about the refurbishment of fields at Harbor School,” Conboy said. “We may be able to do something for tee ball, but a full field project would most likely be more money. However, we will get an estimate.”
A traffic camera has been installed along Seaman’s Neck Road, in front of Seaford High School, to deter speeding along that stretch of road which runs adjacent to the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway and has very few stop lights. “There have been many traffic studies [at this location], but we’ve been unsuccessful in getting a traffic light at the high school,” Conboy said.
The speed limit is 20 mph in front of Seaford High School during school hours. Each school district in Nassau County will receive one camera, to be placed in front of one school. “We suggested either this location or along Washington Avenue because that’s also very busy and there is speeding there as well,” Conboy said. The camera will be operational as of Sept. 1.
Fines for going 10 or more miles per hour over the speed limit will be $80.
The school board welcomed Jessica Sventoraitis to the district. Sventoraitis is the new assistant principal at Seaford High School. The district is currently searching for a new assistant principal for Seaford Middle School and hopes to have that position filled before classes begin in September.
