Public Hearing on Quogue Budget Quiet

A hearing on the Quogue Village budget lasted no more than five minutes on Wednesday afternoon with only trustees and reporters in attendance.

As presented at the trustee's meeting on April 6, Mayor Peter Sartorius’ 2011-2012 tentative $7.2 million budget calls for a 2.6 percent or $186,000 increase in spending.

The budget hike, said Sartorius, accounts for increases to contractual salaries and health insurance costs, as well as a decrease in property taxes.

Before the budget goes before the board for approval on April 20 at 4:00 p.m., Sartorius says he plans to do a little “tweaking” to it.”

“Nothing major,” said the mayor.

Public comments on the budget can still be made until April 20.