Committee flags $2.8M shortfall, asbestos and utility-billing problems as budget drivers
The committee heard that the district's projected shortfall widened to an estimated $2.8 million after as‑yet-unbilled investigation and asbestos remediation costs; members also raised concerns about open purchase orders, a $900,000 substitute line, and a utility billing discrepancy affecting Rogers High School.
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District finance staff told the committee the projected deficit has increased, now estimated as high as $2.8 million in a worst-case scenario, driven in part by recently processed invoices for an investigation, asbestos remediation and snow cleanup. The asbestos remediation cleanup was roughly estimated at $165,000.
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