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Lewiston school committee votes to cut $400,000 from proposed budget, reducing local mill-rate increase
Summary
On April 28 the committee voted unanimously to reduce the proposed school budget by $400,000, lowering the local mill-rate increase from 3.44% to approximately 2.15% and reallocating contingency funds across instruction and special education.
The Lewiston School Committee voted unanimously April 28 to reduce the proposed school budget by $400,000, a move described by members as a compromise between holding funds for federal funding uncertainty and returning savings to taxpayers.
Superintendent Jake Linge recapped why the committee had room to consider reductions: the district budgeted a large increase for insurance but actual insurance costs came in well below worst-case expectations. Linge said insurers signaled a possible 17% rise earlier but the district’s final renewal was 3.3%, producing approximately $847,000 in savings compared with the higher estimate. “That was an $865,000 savings in the budget, but it’s actually, $847,000 in savings,” Linge said, noting the figures were…
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