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Norwin board approves proposed 2025-26 budget and index-rate millage amid stadium cost debate
Summary
The Norwin School District Board approved the proposed 2025-26 budget and adopted the recommended index millage rate after debate about transparency and the debt service from a recent stadium bond; the budget passed 5-4.
The Norwin School District Board of Education on Monday approved the district's proposed 2025-26 budget, including a millage set at the state index, after a 5-4 roll-call vote amid concerns about transparency and rising debt service tied to stadium and auditorium projects.
Board members voted 5-4 to adopt Item E8, the proposed budget for the 2025-26 school year. The roll call counted five yes votes and four no votes. The board's action was preceded by extended discussion about how the millage and new debt obligations are presented to the public.
The vote matters because the adopted millage follows the recommended index (reported in the meeting materials as roughly 4.67 mills), which the district said is intended "to maintain the programs and services that you have" by factoring in inflation, and because the budget anticipates new debt service for capital projects.
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