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RSU 10 board approves roughly $45M FY27 budget after votes that trim staff and programs
Summary
After extensive line-by-line votes, the Western Foothills RSU 10 board approved a FY27 budget to present to voters that trims several staff positions and extracurricular programs while approving a handful of hires and equipment purchases; the plan raises town assessments about 5.3% overall.
The Western Foothills Regional School Unit 10 School Board voted Wednesday to approve a fiscal year 2027 budget that trims staff positions and some programs while keeping several recommended hires and equipment purchases.
The board approved a preliminary FY27 spending plan of about $45.1 million to present to the annual budget meeting, a package administrators said would raise town assessments roughly 5.28% overall and increase the district operating budget by nearly 4.9% from the prior year. Board members said the package reflects painful trade-offs to reduce the district’s reliance on carryover and to present a budget they believe voters can support.
Administrators told the board they had been asked to find deep reductions; the roll-call series that followed disaggregated dozens of line items. The board approved the purchase and testing of a returned bucket loader, confirmed appointments including a new Region 9…
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