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Merrimack Valley approves $51.9 million operating budget after heated debate
Summary
Voters adopted a $51,893,330 operating budget for 2026-27 after debate over taxes, staffing and rising health-care costs; trustees said most budget lines are level-funded and increases are driven by benefits, food services and special-education needs.
The Merrimack Valley School District on Tuesday approved a $51,893,330 operating budget for 2026-27 after more than an hour of presentation and resident debate.
Tom Laliberte, a school board member and chair of the finance committee, told voters the budget represents a 3.3% increase over the prior adjusted budget and that $33,832,577 of the total will be apportioned to local taxpayers. "Eighty-five percent of the 806 lines in the budget are level-funded," Laliberte said, and the increase is largely driven by…
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