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Hammond’s 2025 budget introduction warns of $15 million referendum loss and steep enrollment decline
Summary
CFO Eric Kurtz told the School City of Hammond board on Oct. 1 that the expiration and voter rejection of an operating referendum will remove about $15 million a year in funding, and a roughly 640-student decline this year could cost the district about $5 million; the administration advertised the budget and opened a public hearing.
The School City of Hammond administration presented the district’s 2025 budget introduction and opened a public hearing on Oct. 1, warning trustees and the public that a voter-approved operating referendum will not be available next year and that sharp enrollment losses are reducing state tuition support.
Eric Kurtz, who led the presentation, said the operating referendum approved in 2017 was not renewed by voters in 2023 and that the referendum funding — about $15 million a year — will no longer be available. “Effective in…
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