Profile: Board of Education Trustee Steve Weber

Patch is conducting a series of profiles on each board member in the days leading up to the May 17 budget vote.

Board of Education Trustee Steve Weber is a lifelong Kings Park resident who was born in 1962 at what was once known as Smithtown General Hospital. He graduated from Kings Park High School in 1980 and is a graduate of Oswego College. He has owned and operated a computer business since 1987 and resides in San Remo.

A self-described tree hugger, Weber has served on the Town of Smithtown’s Conservation Board for the past two years.

In his spare time, Weber is a volunteer Media Director of the Kings Park Heritage Museum and shares what he calls his “love of local history.” He manages the Chamber of Commerce website and is the founder of Angels Without Faces which provides emergency assistance to families in need.

Weber is married with two children. His son, Nicholas is fifteen and his daughter Angel is thirteen, both are students in the Kings Park School District.

Weber says his specialty is technology and finance and has brought some of that expertise with him to the board. Meetings are now on video and can be viewed on the district website. Weber was also in favor of board members casting individual votes.

“No pro-forma voting. A vote takes place, no polling of the board,” he said.

Patch asked Weber what he thought the biggest issue facing the board was this year.

“Creating a modern and affordable education. It means examining everything we do and do it better. We need to create and prepare life long learners in an ever complex and ever changing world,” he said.

Patch then asked him what he thought was the toughest issue facing residents this year.

“Taxes. We don’t have a business tax base to support the district. The support comes on the backs of the homeowners. When the hospital closed we lost some businesses. We still receive money from the state but the hospital enabled people to work. We need to replace businesses that we lost to increase the tax base and reduce the burden on the homeowner,” he said.