Bellport Village 2026-2027 Tentative Budget: Documents Filed and Available for Review
BELLPORT, NY – The Village of Bellport has completed and filed its tentative budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, and the documents are now available for residents who want to see how the village plans to spend money, set property taxes, and fund local services...
The Receipts Are In
The State Comptroller Just Confirmed What Bellport Already Knew: South Country’s Budgets Were Built on Fiction Editor’s note: This is a follow-up to our inaugural Soap Box column, A $16 Million Hole and Nobody to Blame, which examined the South Country...
A $16 Million Hole and Nobody to Blame
How the South Country School District Burned Through Its Reserves, Gutted Its Classrooms, and Hired a PR Firm to Explain It All I’ve been watching the South Country Central School District unravel for years now, and I’m tired of it. Tired of the press...
Bellport Village Eyes 11.91% Tax Levy Increase in Tentative 2026-27 Budget
BELLPORT, NY — Bellport Village is considering an 11.91% increase in its property tax levy under the tentative budget for fiscal year 2026-27, a proposal that would raise the total levy from $3,704,069 to $4,145,366. The tentative tax rate is listed at $7.32 per $100...
Bellport High Walkout Protests 43 Teacher Cuts
Bellport High School Students Walk Out to Protest Proposed Teacher, Staff Cuts in 2026-27 Budget Students at Bellport High School walked out Wednesday in a show of support for educators and staff as the South Country Central School District weighs significant job...
North Bellport Hit-and-Run: Police Seek White Jeep
NORTH BELLPORT — Suffolk County Police have renewed a call for tips in a September hit-and-run for the public’s help to identify the driver of a white midsize Jeep SUV accused of striking two teenagers and fleeing the scene on September 26, 2025. What the police say...
Major Renovation Plan for 8 Titus Lane Goes to Community Review
The Village of Bellport’s Architectural Review Board (ARB) will hold a public hearing on Thursday, March 26, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. at the Bellport Community Center (4 Bell St.) to review plans for a major exterior renovation at 8 Titus Lane. The hearing is open to the...
Village of Bellport to Hold Public Tax Sale Auction March 13
The Village of Bellport will hold a public tax sale auction on Friday, March 13, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at Bellport Village Hall, 29 Bellport Lane, Bellport, according to a notice posted by the village. The sale is intended to discharge delinquent village taxes, fees,...
Bellport to Hold Special Election April 7 to Fill Trustee Seat Vacated by Steve Mackin
The Village of Bellport will hold a special election on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, to fill the trustee seat left vacant when Trustee Steve Mackin’s resignation took effect on December 31, 2025. Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Bellport Community...
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