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Whitman-Hanson budget review shows tight margins; committee asks for ‘what-if’ cuts before town meetings
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Marcus and business staff told the committee that FY25 reconciliations and FY26 operations revealed grant drawdown and encumbrance issues; FY27 draft is balanced with offsets but remains lean, with proposed cuts and $228,000 gap closed by offsets. Committee asked for contingency cut lists for potential town funding shortfalls.
Administrators told the Whitman-Hanson Regional School Committee on March 4 that the district’s finances remain tight and that a new reconciliation of FY25 has revealed un-drawn grant drawdowns and encumbrance errors the business office is correcting.
Superintendent Dr. Marcus and business office staff said they have worked to present a more complete view of the district’s finances that will include general fund, grants, revolving funds, capital and trust funds. The presentation showed the district is aiming to present a balanced FY27 budget to the towns while protecting…
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