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North Santiam SD 29J budget committee approves $57.27 million budget, levies 4.3973 permanent tax rate
Summary
The North Santiam School District 29J budget committee voted to approve the proposed 2025–26 budget of $57,269,721, adopted a permanent tax rate of $4.3973 per $1,000 of assessed value and imposed $2.34 million for debt service. Committee members pressed staff on staffing reductions, reliance on the Student Investment Account and looming PERS costs.
The North Santiam School District 29J budget committee on a voice vote approved the district’s proposed 2025–26 budget of $57,269,721 and voted to levy a permanent tax rate of $4.3973 per $1,000 of assessed value, with an additional $2,340,000 designated for debt‑service on general obligation bonds.
Superintendent Lee Loving framed the plan as guided by a new vision and the district’s five‑year strategic plan and described the budget as "both educationally sound and fiscally responsible." The committee debated budget assumptions, reductions and contingency levels before taking the final motions.
Why it matters: the budget sets spending priorities and tax expectations for the coming fiscal year while staff and the committee continue to monitor state school‑fund decisions, enrollment and contract negotiations that could change the district’s fiscal picture. Business…
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