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Asheville City Schools asks Buncombe County for $2.41M and restoration of supplemental levy; cites Helene impacts and enrollment shifts
Summary
Asheville City Schools presented a FY26 request that includes restoring the supplemental local levy (0.12) and a $2,410,000 local appropriation increase; officials outlined mid-year learning impacts from Hurricane Helene and facility-usage studies to address enrollment declines.
Asheville City Schools Superintendent (Dr. Furman) and district staff presented the district’s FY26 funding request to Buncombe County commissioners, asking the board to restore a local supplemental levy and provide a $2,410,000 increase in county appropriations.
Request and components
- Supplemental levy: The Asheville City Schools board requested restoring the supplemental local levy to 0.12 (the presentation estimated that restoring the levy would raise about $1.5 million).
- Local appropriation: The district requested an additional $2,410,000 in local appropriation and said it plans to draw about $3,000,000 from fund balance in the coming year to balance the budget under a no-cuts…
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