Five local fire districts set Oct. 20 public hearings on proposed 2016 budgets

Next Tuesday is fire district budget hearing day in New York — a date fixed by state law.

The fire districts will hold public hearings on their proposed 2016 operating budget at their respective headquarters next Tuesday evening.

The commissioners of each district are mandated by state law to adopt an annual budget on or before Nov. 4. They may make changes to the proposed budget subsequent to the public hearing.

Fire districts are the taxing entity that funds the local fire departments, which are mostly run by volunteers but receive taxes for items such as equipment, facilities and some paid employees. The districts are subject to the tax levy limitation imposed by state law in 2011.

Riverhead

Proposed 2016 budget $4,920,883 (an increase of .68 percent over 2015)
Proposed 2016 tax levy $4,534,457
Tax levy increase .73 percent Riverhead_FD_2016

Flanders
Proposed 2016 budget $695,000 (an increase of .5 percent over 2015)
Proposed 2106 tax levy $565,000
Tax levy increase .62 percent Flanders_FD_2016

Wading River

Proposed 2016 budget $2,279,290 (an increase of .26 percent over 2015)
Proposed 2016 tax levy $2,223,540
Tax levy increase 5.5 percent Wading_RiverFD_2016

Jamesport

Proposed 2016 budget $850,687 (an increase of .93 percent over 2015)
Proposed tax levy $772,431
Proposed 2016 tax levy increase .73 percent Jamesport_FD_2016

Manorville

Proposed 2016 budget $1,767,134 (an increase of 2.1 percent over 2015)
Proposed 2016 levy $1,713,134
Proposed tax levy increase .92 percent Manorville_FD_2016