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Newport committee confronts $882,000 electricity forecast at Rogers High; freezes nonessential spending
Summary
School finance staff warned of large electricity cost increases driven by the new all‑electric Rogers High School and accounting for an energy rebate; the committee voted to freeze nonessential spending and declined to accept the FY2027 draft budget, asking for more line‑item detail.
The Newport School Committee pressed staff for more detail on the district’s budget after finance officials reported a large jump in electricity costs tied to the new all‑electric Rogers High School and related accounting for an energy rebate.
Finance Director Mr. Gonzales told the committee that, with current invoices, the district’s electricity expense could reach roughly $882,000 for the year and that Rogers alone shows a gross figure that staff described as substantially higher than the budgeted line. “You have approximately now that we have the total spend $882,000. That’s just Rogers,” Mr. Gonzales said.
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