Lincoln Public Schools presents $558 million budget; first reading and special hearing held on property tax request

Lincoln Public Schools trustees held a special public hearing on the district's proposed 2025-26 property tax request and received a first reading of a $558 million budget during the board meeting on Sept. 9.

At the hearing the board opened the floor for public testimony on the tax request, but no members of the public registered to speak. "A notice of this special public hearing containing all statutory information has been published in a newspaper of general circulation in the school district at least 4 days prior to this hearing," the board announced when opening the hearing. The board emphasized that any testimony received would be considered before the tax request is filed by the mid-October statutory deadline.

The first reading of the 2025-26 budget was presented by Dr. Standish (staff member),…