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Williston School Board adopts preliminary 2025-26 budget after revenue uptick, holds levy changes modest
Summary
The Williston Public School District 7 board approved its preliminary 2025-26 budget after administrators reported higher revenues driven by enrollment gains and the end of a local TIF district; the budget increases a tuition levy, removes a special reserve levy and adds a few staff positions while keeping most expenditures conservative.
The Williston Public School District 7 Board approved a preliminary 2025-26 budget after administrators reported unexpectedly higher revenue from student enrollment and the retirement of a local tax increment financing (TIF) district. The board voted to submit the proposed budget to the county for calendar-year processing.
District business manager/finance lead Arnold told the board the district had counted an increase in students and discovered that one TIF district was no longer in effect, raising the district's taxable value. "Our taxable value went from about 0.66% to about 6.4%," Arnold said, adding…
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