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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF
THE
LINDENHURST UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT LINDENHURST, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the Lindenhurst Union Free School District, Town of Babylon, Suffolk County, New York will be held at the McKenna Administration Building, 350 Daniel Street, Lindenhurst, New York, in said District on MAY 14, 2025, at 8:00 p.m., prevailing time, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items:
1. To present to the voters a detailed statement (proposed budget) of the amount of money which will be required for the 2025 - 26 fiscal year.
2. To discuss all the items hereinafter set forth to be voted upon by voting machines at the Budget Vote and Election to be held on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to Education Law of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that said Budget Vote and Election will be held on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time,at which time the polls will be opened to vote by voting machine upon the following items:
1. To adopt the annual budget of the School District for the fiscal year 2025 - 26 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District.
2. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three-year term commencing July 1, 2025, and expiring on June 30, 2028, to succeed Linda Aniello, whose term expires on June 30, 2025.
3. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three-year term commencing July 1, 2025, and expiring on June 30, 2028, to succeed Philip A. Renna, whose term expires on June 30, 2025.
4. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education for a three-year term commencing July 1, 2025, and expiring on June 30, 2028, to succeed Edward Langone, who resigned on June 10, 2024. The successful candidate shall be elected to such threeyear term, and shall also be deemed elected to fill the remainder of the unexpired term that expires on June 30, 2025, preceding the full term, with such successful
candidate being eligible to take office immediately upon being elected and duly qualified.
5. Shall the Board of Education of the Lindenhurst Union Free School District be authorized, to expend from the Capital Reserve Fund, which was established on May 15, 2018 (“Reserve Fund”) pursuant to Section 3651 of the Education Law, for the following capital improvement project consisting of high school roofs and HVAC equipment, middle school gutter repairs and installation, district-wide plumbing repairs, repairs to the pool and pool facility, elementary school security vestibules, elementary school site work, districtwide electrical upgrades, and other district needed capital improvement work and materials required in connection therewith; and to expend from the Reserve Fund therefor, including preliminary costs and costs incidental thereto, in an amount not to exceed the estimated total cost of Two Million Two Hundred and Twenty Six Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty Nine Dollars ($2,226,569).
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a copy of the detailed statement in writing of the amount of money which will be required for the 2025 - 26 school year for school purposes (the proposed budget), will be made available, upon request, to any resident of the District between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. beginning April 30, 2025 except Saturday, Sunday or holidays, at the District Administration Office, 350 Daniel Street, Lindenhurst, New York, at each schoolhouse inthe District, on the District’s website at www. lindenhurstschools.org, and at the Lindenhurst Memorial Library.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to Section 495 of the Real Property Tax Law, the School District is required to attach to its proposed budget an exemption report. Said exemption report, which will also become part of the final budget, will show how much of the total assessed value on the final assessment roll used in the budgetary process is exempt from taxation, list every type of exemption granted, identified by statutory authority, and show:
(a) the cumulative impact of each type of exemption expressed either as a dollar amount ofassessed value or as a percentage of the total assessed value on the roll; (b) the cumulative amount expected to be received from recipients of each type of exemption as payments in lieu of taxes or other payments for municipal services; and ( c) the cumulative impact of all exemptions granted. The exemption report shall be posted on any bulletin board maintained by the District for
public notices and on any website maintained by the District.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed with the Clerk of said School District at her office at the District Administration Office, 350 Daniel Street, Lindenhurst, New York, not later than April 21, 2025, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., prevailing time. Each petition shall be directed to the Clerk of the District; must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District (representing the greater of 25 qualified voters or 2% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election); must state the name and residence of each signer, and, must state the name and residence of the candidate and shall describe the specific vacancy for which the candidate is nominated. Each vacancy upon the Board of Education to be filled shall be considered separate specific vacancies. A separate nominating petition is required to nominate a candidate to each separate specific office. The petition shall describe at least the length of the term of office and contain the name of the last incumbent.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter has heretofore registered pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law and has voted at an annual or special district meeting within the last four ( 4) calendar years; he or she is eligible to vote at this election. If a voter is registered and eligible to vote under Article 5 of the Election Law, he or she is also eligible to vote at this election’. All other persons who wish to vote must register.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the Lindenhurst Union Free School District by requesting and returning a registration application to the District Clerk by mail to the Office of the District Clerk, in-person at the District Administration Office, 350 Daniel Street, Lindenhurst, New York 11757, by email to the District Clerk at dmilone@lufsd.org. or fax sent to 631-867- 3008. The request for the registration application may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the registration application by either mail, fax or email. Military voter registration application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5: 00 p.m. on April 25, 2025.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that military voters who are qualified voters of the Lindenhurst Union Free
School District may request an application for a military ballot from the District Clerk by mail to the Office of the District Clerk, at the District Administration Office, 3 50 Daniel Street, Lindenhurst, New York 117 57, by email to the District Clerk at dmilone@ lufsd.org, or fax sent to 631867-3008. In such request, the military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application by mail, fax or email. A military voter must return the original military ballot application by mail or in-person to the Office of the District Clerk at the District Administration Office, 350 Daniel Street, Lindenhurst, New York 11757. In order for a military voter to be issued a military ballot, a valid military ballot application must be received in the office of the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 24, 2025. Military ballot applications received in accordance with the foregoing will be processed in the same manner as a non-military ballot application under §2018-a of the Education Law. The application for military ballots may include the military voter’s preference for receipt of the military ballot by mail, fax or email.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, a military voter’s original military ballot must be returned by mail or in-person to the office of the District Clerk at the District Administration Office, 350 Daniel Street, Lindenhurst, New York 11757. Military ballots shall be canvassed if they are received by the District Clerk before 5:00 p.m. on May 20, 2025 showing a.cancellation mark of the United States Postal Service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or received not later than 5:00 p.m. on May 20, 2025 and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is ascertained to be not later than the day before the election.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that walk-in voter registration is conducted daily on any day that the office is open, at the Office of the School District Clerk, 350 Daniel Street, Lindenhurst, New York, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, Monday through Friday; and following the Regular Business Meetings of the Board of Education on April 2, 2025 and May 2, 2025 ( or any adjourned date thereof), at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register, provided that he or she is knownor proven to the· satisfaction of said District Clerk to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at such election for which the register is prepared, except that no registration will be permitted for purposes of
voting at the May 20, 2025 annual school district election after Thursday, May 15, 2025. Any inquiries regarding walk-in registration should be directed to the District Clerk at (631) 867-3004. The register so prepared pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law will be filed inthe Office of the District Clerk, 350 Daniel Street, Lindenhurst, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District beginning on May 15, 2025, between the hoursof 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. prevailing time, each day prior to the day set for the election, except Sunday, and on Saturday, May 17, 2025, by appointmentonly between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 11 :00 a.m., and at the polling place(s) on the day of the vote.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to §2014 of the Education Law of the State of New York, the Board of Registration will meet on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., prevailing time, at the polling places designated herein, to prepare the Register of the School District to be used at the Budget Vote and Election to be held in 2026, and any special district meetings that may be held after the preparation of said Register, at which time any person will be entitled to have his or her name placed on such Register provided that at such meeting of said Board of Registration he or she is known or proven to the satisfaction of such Board of Registration to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at the school election for which said Register is prepared, or any special district meeting held after May 20, 2025.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee and early mail ballots, on forms to be provided by the School District Clerk, may be submitted during school business hours to the District Clerk beginning April 21, 2025; completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or their designated agent. If an applicant or their agent delivers an application for an absentee or early mail ballot after May 13, 2025 and not later than the day before the election, the District Clerk shall deliver the absentee or early mail ballot when the applicant and/or their agent appears in the District Clerk’s office. Absentee and early mail ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
A list of persons to whom absentee and early mail ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk on and
after May 15, 2025 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on weekdays prior to the day set for the annual election and on May 20, 2025, the day set for the election. Any qualified voter may, upon examination of such list, file a written challenge of the qualifications as a voter of any person whose name appears on such list, stating the reasons for such challenge. Any such written challenge shall be transmitted by the District Clerk or a designee of the Board of Education to the inspectors of election on election day.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to a rule adopted by the Board of Education in accordance with §2035 of the Education Law, any referenda or propositions to change the number of Board of Education members, or any other petition required by law to be stated in the Notice of Annual Meeting and Election, must be filed with the District Clerk, at the District Office,-350 Daniel Street, Lindenhurst, New York on or before March 21, 2025 at 4:00 p.m., prevailing time, and any other petition, except those petitions required by law to be statedin the Notice of Annual Meeting and Election, must be filed with the District Clerk, at theDistrict Office, 350 Daniel Street, Lindenhurst, New York on or before April 21, 2025; all petitions must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District; must be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District (representing the greater of25 qualified voters or 2% of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election); and must legibly state the name of each signer. However, the School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, which is unlawful or any proposition which fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition, or where other valid reason exists for excluding the proposition from the ballot.
SCHOOL ELECTION DISTRICTS
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Election Districts have been established in the School District. The boundaries of the Election Districts, as adopted by resolution of the Board of Education, and the place in each election district for voting shall be as follows:
ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 1 (Area of School District south of the tracks of the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Railroad and north of Montauk Highway):
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POLLING AND REGISTRATION PLACE:
LINDENHURST MIDDLE
SCHOOL 350 S. WELL WOOD A VENUE
ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 2
(Area of the School District north of the tracks of the Montauk Branch of the Long Island Railroad and south of Sunrise Highway and west of North Wellwood Avenue.):
POLLING AND REGISTRATION PLACE:
ALBANY AVENUE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 180
ALBANY A VENUE
ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 3
(Area of the School District north of Sunrise Highway):
POLLING AND REGISTRATION PLACE:
WILLIAM RALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 761 NORTH
WELLWOOD AVENUE
ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 4
(Area of the School District south ofMontauk Highway)
POLLING AND REGISTRATION PLACE:
HARDING AVENUE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2
HARDING A VENUE
ELECTION DISTRICT NO. 5
(Area of the School District north of the tracks of the Montauk Highway Branch of the Long Island Railroad, south of Sunrise Highway and east of North Wellwood Ave.):
POLLING AND REGISTRATION PLACE:
DANIEL STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 289 DANIEL STREET
Dated: Lindenhurst, New York March 19, 2025
By Order of the BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE LINDENHURST UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Lindenhurst, New York Donna Milone, District Clerk
AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA PRESUPUESTO DE VOTACION Y ELECCIÓN DEL LINDENHURST DISTRITO ESCOLAR LIBRE DE UNION, CONDADO DE SUFFOLK, NUEVA YORK
AVISO por este medio se da, que una audiencia pública de los votantes calificados de Lindenhurst Distrito Escolar Libre de Union, ciudad de Babylon, Condado de Suffolk, Nueva York se llevará a cabo en el edificio de la administración de McKenna, 350 Daniel calle, Lindenhurst, Nueva York, en dicho Distrito en 7 de mayo de 2025, a las
8:00 p.m., tiempo imperante, para la transacción de negocio autorizado por la ley de educación, incluyendo los siguientes elementos:
1. Presentar a los votantes una declaración detallada (presupuesto) de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año fiscal de 2025-26.
2. Para discutir todos los elementos enunciados en lo sucesivo para ser votado por las máquinas de votar en la votación del presupuesto y la elección que se celebrará el martes, el 20 de mayo de 2025.
3. Para tramitar tal otros negocio como correctamente puede venir antes de la reunión en virtud de la ley de educación del estado de Nueva York y actos rectificativas correspondientes.
Y MAS SE POR ESTE MEDIO NOTIFICA, que dicho presupuesto voto y elección se llevará a cabo en martes, 20 de mayo de 2025, entre el horario de 6:00 a.m. a 9:00 p.m., tiempo que prevalece, momento en el que se abrirán las urnas para votar por máquina de votación con los siguientes elementos :
.1 Adoptar el presupuesto anual del distrito escolar para el año fiscal 2 0 2 5 - 2 6 y a autorizar a la parte requerida
a ser criado por impuestos a propiedades sujetas a impuestos del distrito.
2. Para elegir a un 1 miembro de la Junta de Educación por un período de tres años comenzando el 01 de julio de 2025 y que expira el 30 de junio de 2028, para tener éxito Linda Aniello, cuyo mandato expira el 30 dejunio de 2025.
3. Para elegir a un 1 miembro de la Junta de Educación por un período de tres años comenzando el 01de julio de 2025 y que expira el 30 de junio de 2028, para tener éxito Philip A. Renna, cuyo mandato expira el 30 de junio de 2025.
4. Elegir a un (1) miembro de la Junta de Educación por un período de tres años que comienza el 1de julio de 2025 y termina el 30 de junio de 2028, para suceder a Edward Langone, quien renunció el 10 de junio de 2024. El candidato seleccionado será elegido para dicho período de tres años y también se considerará elegido para cubrir el resto del período no vencido que vence el 30 de junio de 2025, anterior al período completo, y dicho candidato seleccionado será elegible para asumir el cargo inmediatamente después de ser elegido y estar debidamente calificado.
5¿Se autorizará a la Junta de Educación del Distrito Escolar Libre de Lindenhurst a realizar
gastos del Fondo de Reserva de Capital, establecido el 15 de mayo de 2018 (“Fondo de Reserva”) de conformidad con la Sección 3651 de la Ley de Educación, para el siguiente proyecto de mejoras de capital, consistente en techos y equipos de climatización (HVAC) para escuelas secundarias, reparación e instalación de canaletas para escuelas intermedias, reparaciones de plomería en todo el distrito, reparaciones de la piscina y sus instalaciones, vestíbulos de seguridad para escuelas primarias, obras en las instalaciones de escuelas primarias, mejoras eléctricas en todo el distrito y otras obras de mejoras de capital necesarias para el distrito y materiales relacionados; y a realizar gastos del Fondo de Reserva para ello, incluyendo los costos preliminares y los costos incidentales, por un monto que no exceda el costo total estimado de dos millones doscientos veintiséism i l quinientos sesenta y nueve dólares ($2,226,569)?
Y POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO ADICIONAL, que una copia de la declaración detallada por escrito de la cantidad de dinero que se requerirá para el año escolar 2025-26 con fines escolares (el presupuesto propuesto), estará disponible, a pedido, para cualquier residente del Distrito entre las 8:00 am y las
4:00 pm a partir del 30 de Abril de 2025, excepto sábados, domingos o feriados, en la Oficina de Administración del Distrito, 350 Daniel Street, Lindenhurst, Nueva York en cada escuela del Distrito, en el sitio web del Distrito en www.lindenhurstschools.org y en el Lindenhurst Memorial Biblioteca. Y OTRO AVISO POR ESTE MEDIO, que en virtud de la sección 495 de la ley de impuesto sobre bienes inmuebles, el distrito escolar es necesaria para adjuntar a su propuesta de presupuesto un informe de al exención. Informe de dicha exención, que llegará a ser también parte del presupuesto final, mostrará el total del valor tasado en el rodillo final de evaluación utilizado en el proceso presupuestario está exento de impuestos, una lista de todo tipo de exención, identificado por legal autoridad y mostrar: (a) el impacto acumulativo de cada tipo de exención expresada una cantidad en dólares del valor de tasación o como un porcentaie del total del valor tasado en el rodillo; (b) el importe acumulado que se recibió de los destinatarios de cada tipo de exención como pagos en lugar de impuestos u otros pagos de servicios municipales; y (c) el impacto acumulativo de todas las exenciones concedidas. Se publicará el informe de la
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RECIPE OF THE WEEK:
Charred Green Beans with Lemon Verbena Pesto
Fire Up The Grill For Fresh Veggies
Vegetables are more versatile than many people may know. Steaming or sautéing vegetables might be among the most popular ways to cook veggies, but grillmasters know that it’s not just main dishes that taste great when cooked over an open flame. As the following recipe for “Charred Green Beans with Lemon Verbena Pesto” from Karen Adler and Judith Fertig’s “The Gardener & The Grill” (Running Press) can attest, grilled vegetables make for simple yet satisfying side dishes.
Serves 2 to 4
1 1⁄2 pounds slender green beans
2 teaspoons olive oil
Lemon Verbena Pesto
1 cup fresh lemon verbena leaves (substitute fresh lemon balm leaves)
2 garlic cloves
1⁄4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1⁄4 cup pine nuts or English walnuts
1⁄2 cup olive oil
Fine kosher or sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Directions:
Prepare a hot fire in your grill.
Toss the beans with olive oil and place in a perforated grill basket or wok set on a baking sheet.
For the Lemon Verbena Pesto, combine the lemon verbena, garlic, cheese, and nuts in a food processor and pulse to puree. Slowly add the olive oil with the processor running until the mixture thickens and emulsifies, about 1 minute. Season to taste with salt and pepper. The pesto will keep in the refrigerator for 7 to 10 days, or it may be frozen for up to 3 months.
Place the grill wok or basket directly over the fire and stir-grill, tossing the beans with wooden paddles or grill spatulas until crisp-tender, about 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer the grilled beans to a large bowl and toss with about 1⁄4 cup of the Lemon Verbena Pesto or to taste.
