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Cabarrus County board adopts 2026-27 budget, asks county to place $300 million bond on November ballot
Summary
At its April 13 meeting the Cabarrus County Board of Education adopted a proposed 2026-27 operating and capital budget and approved a resolution requesting the county place a $300 million general obligation bond on the November 3 ballot to address school construction and deferred maintenance.
The Cabarrus County Board of Education on April 13 approved the district's proposed 2026-27 budget and voted to ask the county commissioners to place a $300 million bond referendum on the November ballot.
Phil Penn, presenting the budget, said the continuation request to the county is roughly $105.2 million under a lease scenario (a 3.52% increase from the prior year if a $5 million contingency is received) and noted a package of expansion requests totaling about $4 million for student-safety positions, curriculum adoption and IT security. Capital requests include two new school construction…
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