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Auburn council adopts FY27 school and municipal budgets and approves CIP bonds

Auburn City Council · May 4, 2026
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On May 4 the Auburn City Council adopted the FY27 Auburn School Department budget and municipal appropriations and approved $11.776 million in general obligation bonds for the FY27 capital improvement program; council also advanced a school bond proposal for Auburn Middle School for first reading.

The Auburn City Council on May 4 adopted the fiscal year 2027 school and municipal budgets and approved capital borrowing for the city’s FY27 capital improvement program.

Council voted to adopt the Auburn School Department FY27 budget (Order 405042026) by show of hands: six in favor and one opposed. Councilors said the school department plans to treat the related bond as tax-neutral and to cover debt service with operational savings tied to a proposed reconfiguration that would move sixth graders to Auburn Middle School and allow closing a facility. Councilor Adam Platt summarized the school approach: “The school department has been tasked with covering the debt service out of this bond with any…

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