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Buncombe County board approves six‑month interim budget as state funding remains uncertain
Summary
The Buncombe County Board of Education approved an interim budget to fund operations through November while awaiting final state and federal budget actions, and discussed Article 39 funds, fund‑balance use and staffing priorities.
The Buncombe County Board of Education on June 30 approved a six‑month interim budget resolution to keep schools operating through November while the state budget remains unsettled.
The interim resolution, presented by Tina Thorpe, will fund operations for the first half of the 2025–26 fiscal year and is based on the district's June 1 full‑year projection split in half, including projected salary and benefit increases and higher property and utility costs. "This will allow us to move forward and stay in operation through November," Thorpe said.
Board members pressed district staff for details about vacancies and fund…
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