Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District's 2005-2006 budget was passed on Tuesday with 3,831 voting in favor and 1,779 voting against it. The 2005-2006 budget is $104,446,548 - an increase of $5,795,358, which is 5.87 percent over the current year's budget.

Two seats on the Board of Education were open and Ginger Lieberman and Debbie Bernstein were running unopposed. Ginger Lieberman received 2,768 votes and Debbie Bernstein received 2,862 votes and both will continue to serve on the board of education.

Five years ago, universal busing for the Plainview-Old Bethpage School district was approved by voter referendum. Proposition #3 was placed on the ballot this year and aimed at repealing universal busing. The proposition failed with 1,493 voting in favor and 4,113 voting against. The district's universal busing will remain.

Residents approved the Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library budget with 3,733 voting in favor and 1,765 voting against it. Incumbent library trustee Marlene Horowitz was defeated by Marilyn Leibowitz, who will begin serving her term on July 1. Horowitz received 1,293 votes and Leibowitz received 2,126 votes.

"Thank you to the community for voting for the budget and also for all of your support that you've given us," said Rhoda Orenstein, Plainview-Old Bethpage Library director.