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Gateway School District board approves 2025-26 budget after extended debate

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The Gateway School District board voted to approve the district's final 2025-26 general fund budget and related tax measures after a lengthy discussion about cuts, state funding shortfalls and local tax impacts.

The Gateway School District Board of School Directors voted to approve the district's final general fund budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year at its June meeting, after a two-hour discussion among board members about possible cuts and the district's reliance on state funding.

Board members were presented a reported budget amount described in the meeting record as "98,000,000 a hundred and $74,381," and a millage rate of 25.2718 mills for the 2025-26 fiscal year. The board debated whether to delay the vote to solicit more public input or to adopt the budget on schedule.

Supporters of immediate passage argued the district needed an adopted budget to fund…

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