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Blackhawk School Board adopts $44.7 million budget after debate on health-care and solicitor costs
Summary
The Blackhawk School Board approved a $44,736,311 final budget for 2025–26 in a roll-call vote after one board member opposed the plan over rising health-care costs and the district solicitor's fees; the district also highlighted a projected $1.07 million shortfall and options to narrow it.
The Blackhawk School Board on a recorded vote approved the district's 2025–26 final budget of $44,736,311 after a short but pointed discussion about health-care cost projections and solicitor fees.
Mister Shope moved to adopt the budget, citing the administration's presentation; the motion was seconded and carried in a roll call that yielded five yes votes, one no and two absences. The superintendent and finance staff had outlined revenues of roughly $43 million against expenditures of about $44.07 million, producing a projected deficit in the neighborhood of $1.07 million without additional action or new state subsidies.
Why it matters: the budget sets the district's spending priorities for the coming school year and frames decisions about millage and capital projects. Superintendent Doctor Panetta told the board the district relies…
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