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Wayne board warns of $7.1 million budget gap; proposes fees, program cuts and staffing reductions
Summary
District business officials told the Wayne Board of Education on March 20 that a roughly $7.1 million shortfall will require program changes, new user fees and staff reductions; the tentative 2025–26 budget was submitted for county review with a roughly 2.54% tax-levy increase and multiple cost drivers cited.
The Wayne Board of Education received a blunt budget update on March 20 in which administrators said the district faces a roughly $7.1 million gap that will require program fee changes, cancellation of nonessential subscriptions and staffing reductions.
"As of March 6, our budget gap was about $7.1 million," Superintendent Dr. Tobach said during a presentation on the district's budget outlook, warning that the shortfall will grow in future years without changes to revenue or spending. Business administrator Bill Moffett explained the mechanics behind the figures and walked the board through revenue assumptions and hard cost increases.
The administration submitted a tentative 2025–26 budget to the county office that shows a net operating budget of about $194.5 million and a tentative total budget of roughly $197.8 million; the tax levy was shown rising from about $171.6 million to $176.0 million (a 2.54% increase). Moffett said the district's fund balance and…
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