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Council frames school funding floor at $7M and vets a 2¢/1%/1% tax package pending state aid
Summary
After public comment, councilors debated the school request and a proposed tax package; they signaled $7 million as the local school funding floor and tentatively relied on a package the budget models (2¢ real-estate, 1% meals, 1% lodging), with contingency steps if state aid arrives.
Councilors spent a large portion of the forum debating how much to commit to local schools and which revenue sources to use. Multiple councilors and members of the public said schools remain a high priority; staff recapped that the school board’s original request was $12 million and later revised to $9 million while staff had identified $6 million in the initial proposed budget.
After discussion, councilors coalesced…
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