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Williamston board hears clean audit, staff flags $1.1 million state-driven budget gap
Summary
Auditors delivered an unmodified (clean) opinion on Williamston Community Schools' 2025 financial statements; business staff warned a net $1.1 million gap from state budget changes may challenge the district despite a healthy fund balance and recent bond activity.
Nick West, a CPA with the firm Manor Costeresen, told the Williamston Community Schools Board of Education that auditors issued an unmodified, or clean, opinion on the district’s 2025 financial statements and found no material weaknesses or significant deficiencies. "That's the highest opinion that we can provide you as your independent auditor," West said.
Board business officer Sarah summarized the state budget’s mixed impact: increased per-pupil funding but reductions in flexible MPSR/31A portions and the loss of a $27,000 early literacy…
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