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Firelands superintendent warns of growing budget gap as state changes cut revenue
Summary
Firelands Local School District officials told the South Amherst council that state tax-credit expansions and pending legislation have reduced and could further reduce local revenue, leaving the district facing program cuts or a return to voters for additional levies.
Superintendent Mike Von Gunten told the Village of South Amherst council on Feb. 23 that Firelands Local School District’s revenues are straining to keep pace with costs and that recent state and county actions have already reduced local school income.
Von Gunten outlined the district’s revenue mix — roughly 45% local, 38% state and just over 7% federal — and said the district has shifted from several years of revenues exceeding expenditures to a deficit position beginning around 2024. He said staffing remains the district’s largest expense and noted that many academic programs are tied directly to individual staff positions, making further cuts likely to…
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