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Easton officials preview FY27 budget, cite $298M capital plan and $20M fund-balance goal
Summary
The district presented an initial FY27 budget outline emphasizing capital projects, personnel costs and fiscal stability; administrators said salaries and benefits make up roughly 65% of expenditures and proposed a $20 million fund-balance target informed by PDE guidance.
The Easton Area School District presented an initial FY27 budget overview on Dec. 2 that emphasized capital spending, rising personnel costs and the need to rebuild reserves.
Business officer Mr. Trent said one of the district’s largest budget drivers is a planned capital projects spending plan he described at $298,000,000; he said the district must rebuild its capital reserve and fund balance to support that work. Trent outlined three near-term priorities for the budget cycle: fund-balance restoration, managing…
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