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Bennington Public Schools adopts $140.1 million 2025–26 budget and sets property tax requests
Summary
The Bennington Public Schools board approved the district’s 2025–26 budget — $140,138,659 — and adopted a property tax request allocating $30,188,107 to the general fund, $11,074,216 to the bond fund and $774,000.54 to the special building fund; board members approved both measures by roll call votes.
Bennington Public Schools board members voted to adopt the district’s 2025–26 budget and to set the district’s final property tax requests during a regular board meeting.
Dr. Bob, a district administrator, presented the proposed budget the board had reviewed at prior hearings and described it as the district’s NDE (state) budget — a conservative, “worst case” scenario that provides spending authority if needed. The district presented a total budget request of $140,138,659 and said the large percentage increase compared with the prior year is driven primarily by the special building fund after the bond passage last March.
The board approved the budget by voice/roll-call vote; the clerk…
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