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RSU 04 board adopts $23.14 million budget; referendum set for July 29
Summary
At its annual budget meeting, the RSU 04 board approved a $23,136,171 spending plan for fiscal 2025–26 after $301,738 in reductions. Voters in Litchfield, Sabatus and Wales will validate the budget in a July 29 referendum.
The RSU 04 school board on July 9 approved a $23,136,171 spending plan for fiscal year 2025–26 — a 2.21% increase over the prior year — after making $301,738 in cuts to the superintendent-recommended budget. The validation referendum is scheduled for July 29 in Litchfield, Sabatus and Wales.
The board and superintendent presented the budget history and the adjustments at the meeting. Superintendent Marco Aliberdi said the board had previously approved a $23,310,071 budget on May 14 and that a public budget meeting later increased that number to $23,437,909 (a 3.54% rise). Between the May meeting and July 9, the board and administration reduced the total by $301,738 to arrive at $23,136,171.
The largest single set of changes included: a $15,000 reduction in the paid family medical leave private plan, a $7,000 decrease in purchased property services, a $6,900 reduction attributable to a Title I summer school…
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