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Newport schools forecast $3 million shortfall; committee urged to weigh city support and structural cuts
Summary
District finance presenter warned of an approximately $3.0 million projected shortfall for next year and a $1.9 million shortfall this year, citing rising costs for utilities, transportation and special‑education services and urging committee planning with the city and state auditors.
Mr. Gonolv presented a fiscal forecast showing the district faces an immediate funding gap: approximately $1.9 million projected for the current year and roughly $3.0 million if conditions remain the same for the next school year. He told the school committee that routine cost drivers — pay raises, higher gas and electric bills, and transportation — have outpaced revenue and left the district structurally strained.
“The forecast for the upcoming school year shows approximately $3 million shortfall,”…
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