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Vol. 120, No. 26
WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024
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Amityville Library budget gets a big ‘okay’ from voters By Carolyn James Voters in the Amityville library district overwhelmingly approved the library’s 2024-25 budget with a 76 percent plurality after rejecting it last month. The revote, on Tues., June 18, was 341 to 103. “The Board of Trustees and staff of the Amityville Public Library would like to thank all those who voted in support of the library and helped spread the word for others to vote as well,” said Library Director Todd Schlitt. “It was a huge turnout! With the budget passed, we are able to continue to provide the Amityville community with the materials, services, and programs they deserve.” The budget presented was for $3,410,712, an increase of $338,334 over the current budget. It is the
IN THE NEWS Amityville resident celebrating her 100th year Louise K. Radcliffe of Amityville is celebrating her 100th birthday on July 1. Louise has lived in Amityville for more than 60 years. She supports numerous charities and organizations such as the Red Cross, the Amityville Fire Department, St. Jude’s, the Cancer Society and services for the homeless. She has been active in the Eastern Star, Methodist Church and veterans organizations throughout her life. She enjoys traveling, taking strolls, attending functions, visiting the beach and spending time with family. Mrs. Radcliff was married Joseph Radcliff, a U.S. veteran now deceased. The couple had a son Herman Lucky Kendall who passed away. She has six grandchildren, Timothy, Bernice, Flora, Gregory, Rodney and the late Stephanie.
same budget voters rejected in May 88-71.The largest part of the increase, $276,886, will cover the 2024-25 fiscal year’s debt service interest payments on the bond for the Library’s previously approved capital construction project.The remaining $61,000 of new spending will pay for contractual employee salary and health insurance increases and cover the cost of hosting off-site library programming during construc¬tion. The new spending, except for the bond pay¬ments that voters approved in November 2022, represents a 2 percent increase, within the state tax cap. The construction at the library, now underway, includes a new children’s room, a dedicated children’s program room, two new bathrooms on the first level, two new bathrooms on the upper level, a program room on the upper level, a rooftop terrace and a new elevator to the secondfloor program room terrace. “The project moving along well and is on time and on Voter at Amityville Library is assisted at polls. budget,” said Schlitt. “We are on schedule for a The library is open during construction. grand opening in early fall of 2025.”
NYS Sen. Monica Martinez brings funding from Albany to Amityville School District
The Amityville School District, its Citizenship Initiative for Change program and the Suffolk County Police Athletic League are the recipients of state grants, the first from the fiscal 2025 budget, NYS Sen. Monica R. Martinez has announced. The $35,000 was allocated to three communitybased programs in the 4th Senatorial District as follows: Amityville school district was awarded $10,000 to enhance its environmental research center for students. The center will provide students with hands-on learning opportunities in environmental science and sustainability. The Citizenship Initiative for Change was granted $10,000 to assist minority groups in navigating the
citizenship examination process. The initiative provides resources and support essential for successful citizenship attainment. The Suffolk County PAL received $15,000 to expand (Continued on Page 3)