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3 Rivers budget committee approves $71.2 million budget, sets tax rate at 3.7262 per $1,000
Summary
The 3 Rivers School District budget committee voted to approve the proposed 2025–26 budget and a tax rate of 3.7262 per $1,000, closing an approximate $2.5 million general-fund gap through targeted reductions, deferred maintenance and use of beginning balances and grants.
The 3 Rivers School District budget committee voted to approve the district’s proposed 2025–26 budget and set the operating tax rate at 3.7262 per $1,000 of assessed value.
The approved budget allocates a $71,200,000 general fund. Superintendent Dave Valenzuela told the committee the district began the budget process facing an initial general-fund shortfall of about $2,500,000 and that staff worked to protect classroom programs while balancing the books through strategic reductions, grants and use of beginning balances. "We were around $2,500,000 short," Valenzuela said during his budget message. He added the district avoided cutting school days or furloughing staff and instead eliminated vacant positions and reduced discretionary…
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