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District presents FY27 budget ‘balanced’ after tapping revolving accounts; committee warns of service losses
Summary
Administrators said they closed a $228,000 FY27 shortfall by shifting revenue from revolving funds and unused accounts and relying on attrition; committee members praised the work but cautioned the approach risks hollowing out student services and urged clear plans for reinstating counselors if revenue allows.
A district finance staff member told the Whitman-Hanson Regional School Committee that an updated FY27 budget closes an earlier $228,000 gap primarily by using revolving-account revenues, including food services, and by reclaiming funds from several long-unused accounts.
The presenter said the revised budget ‘‘comes in at the same place that we were at on February 4th’’ but that the gap was closed without additional cuts to the line items already discussed. ‘‘We were able to close that $228… and come in at what we’re calling balanced or neutral,’’ the presenter said.
Why it matters: Committee members said the approach avoids immediate cuts but shifts the…
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