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West Linn-Wilsonville budget committee approves $265.99 million FY2025-26 budget, warns of classroom staffing cuts
Summary
The West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3J budget committee unanimously approved a proposed FY2025-26 budget that sets tax levies and includes about $15 million in reductions; speakers and committee members debated class-size impacts, reserves and reliance on state grants before the board adopts the budget on June 16.
The West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3J budget committee voted unanimously to approve the district’s proposed fiscal year 2025–26 budget, setting maximum expenditures and tax levies and forwarding the proposal to the school board for adoption.
The committee approved a proposed total budget of $265,991,820, including a general fund of $158,035,887, special revenue of $31,683,624, debt service of $44,057,708 and capital projects of $32,214,601. The package includes a permanent tax rate of $4.8684 per $1,000 of assessed value and a debt-service levy of $31,984,570; the committee also approved continuing the local option levy approved by voters on Nov. 7, 2023.
The budget officer and chief financial officer, Dr. Hughes, summarized the district’s plan and the factors that drove reductions, saying…
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