Libraries

Voters approve Riverhead Free Library’s $3.5 million budget

Riverhead Library budget proposal, 2013

The Riverhead Free Library’s 2016-17 proposed spending plan was approved Tuesday night by a 184 to 95 vote.

The budget calls for a 2.4 percent tax levy increase, bringing the total to $3.5 million.

In addition, residents also approved Tuesday the Baiting Hollow Free Library’s $12,145 budget, up by $20, by a 179 to 101 vote.

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