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Brunswick superintendent urges community to oppose HB96 veto override to protect local school finances
Summary
The Brunswick City Schools superintendent told the board July 15 that the district is asking residents to contact lawmakers to oppose an override of vetoes to House Bill 96, saying some provisions could reduce local control and cost the district millions.
The superintendent of Brunswick City Schools urged residents on July 15 to contact state lawmakers and oppose efforts to override portions of House Bill 96 that the governor vetoed, saying the district could lose local control over levy and millage decisions.
The superintendent told the school board that provisions in the House-passed budget bill—particularly items he identified as 55, 65 and 66—could allow the County Budget Commission to roll back millage, fold certain levy millage into a 20-mill floor, and eliminate fixed-sum (emergency) levies. "We were pleasantly…
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