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Finance committee warns of multi-million-dollar gap; offers tax scenarios for 2026-27 budget
Summary
The district finance presentation showed a roughly $8.35 million baseline gap for the 2026-27 proposed budget (expenditures up ~4.2%, revenues down ~2%) and outlined scenarios that could require property tax increases; the finance committee will meet May 11 and the board will consider a proposed-final budget in mid-May.
Mr. Bishop, speaking for the finance committee, gave the board a detailed look at the district's proposed 2026-27 budget and several budgeting scenarios designed to close a multi-million-dollar shortfall.
"So bottom line of the expenditures is uh a 4.2% increase in the total expenditures for this budget," Mr. Bishop said, summarizing the primary projection he presented to the committee and the board.
The presentation compared expenditures and revenues under a baseline that excludes any real-estate tax increases. Under that baseline, Mr. Bishop said expenditures rise by about 4.2% while projected revenues are down roughly 2%,…
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