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Plumborough board approves balanced 2025–26 budget with 2.26% millage increase
Summary
The Plumborough School District board approved a balanced final budget for 2025–26 that trims projected increases to a 2.26% millage rise; the district says the median homestead property will see about a $1.59 monthly increase after higher homestead allocations and cost reductions.
The Plumborough School District board approved a final, balanced budget for the 2025–26 school year that reduces the district's planned millage increase to 2.26%.
Board President Doctor Anderson said revisions since the March budget workshop narrowed the district's options and reduced the proposed increase. “The final budget includes not only a balanced budget, but a reduction in the millage increase to 2.26%. Additionally, due to an increase in homestead allocation, the median homestead property will only experience an increase of less than 1%, point 72%, or less than $2 per month, about a buck 59,” Anderson said.
Nut graf: The district said administrators closed a budget gap through targeted reductions to transportation and technology spending and by seeking reimbursements, limiting the short-term tax impact for many homeowners while keeping instruction and core services funded.
District officials described several specific changes adopted or included in the budget package. In remarks to the board, Doctor Anderson credited the administration, “especially Mister Manzer and his team,” for trimming areas of excess. She said the board reduced planned school bus purchases and vehicle rentals, cut fuel-related spending, and identified technology savings from E-rate reimbursements and the removal of underused software subscriptions. The board also flagged a reduction in an earlier proposed 2.5 millage increase to the adopted 2.26%.
Superintendent Doctor Walsh and board members spoke to the year’s work on curriculum, facilities upgrades and alternative revenue as background for the fiscal choices. Walsh listed district priorities completed or in progress this year including comprehensive planning, artificial intelligence integration, and completion of a curriculum cycle; he said those efforts factored into how administrators balanced program needs and cost reductions.
Board discussion and votes: The finance liaison, Mister Stropke, presented the finance items and moved the recommendation to accept and resolve the finance agenda items as listed. The board voted in favor of the finance recommendations. The transcript records the recommendation and a voice vote with the board answering "Aye"; no detailed roll-call tally for the budget line item appears in the public transcript.
Clarifying details recorded at the meeting: the board reported a final millage increase of 2.26% and said the median homestead property’s increase will be about 0.72% (approximately $1.59 per month). Administrators credited transportation reductions (including fewer bus purchases), lower vehicle rental and fuel costs, E-rate technology reimbursements and elimination of underused software as contributors to closing the budget gap. The March workshop had presented a 2.5 millage increase and a roughly $400,000 budget gap, according to the board’s report.
Ending: Board members said they expect to continue seeking incremental tax changes only as needed and encouraged residents with questions about senior or homestead programs to contact the business office. The board’s next combined discussion and action meeting is scheduled for June 17 at 7:00 p.m. in the district library.
