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Wauneta-Palisade releases multi-year budget summary; hearing set for Sept. 9
Summary
Wauneta-Palisade Public School published a proposed multi-year budget summary showing fund-level totals and a property-tax figure; the district will hold a public hearing on Sept. 9, 2025, at 5 p.m. MTN in the Wauneta Board Room. The notice cites Neb. Rev. Stat. §§13-501 to 13-513 and directs taxpayers to the clerk’s office for full details.
Wauneta-Palisade Public School posted a public budget summary and set a budget hearing for Sept. 9, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time at the Wauneta Board Room, 214 W Wichita, Wauneta, NE 69045. The notice, published with the district's budget summary, directs taxpayers to the office of the Clerk/Secretary for the full budget detail and cites Neb. Rev. Stat. §§13-501 to 13-513 as the authority for the public hearing.
The budget summary presents fund-by-fund figures across multiple fiscal years. A totals row labeled "TOTALS" lists aggregated amounts including $12,846,610; $6,996,172; and $9,607,910, and a property-tax breakdown line shows $4,244,263 as a tax-related figure. The table also includes named fund lines such as General, Depreciation (showing $316,056 in one column), Activities (with entries moving toward $375,000), School Nutrition (with figures toward $575,000), Special Building (including a line with $5,550,745), and a "Qualified Capital Purpose Undertaking" row (figures including $840,716). These figures are presented in the district's budget summary as provided in the public notice.
According to the notice, the hearing is convened to "hear support, opposition, criticism, suggestions or observations of taxpayers relating to the following proposed budget and to consider amendments relative thereto." The notice specifies that the budget detail is available at the office of the Clerk/Secretary during regular business hours. It also refers readers to the Nebraska Department of Education site (https://nep.education.ne.gov) for statewide receipts, expenditures, and comparisons of cost per pupil and district performance.
The notice identifies the entity as "Wauneta-Palisade Public School (15-0563) in Chase County, Nebraska." No formal motions, votes, or decisions appear in the published summary; the next procedural step is the public hearing on Sept. 9, when the governing body will accept taxpayer comment and may consider amendments to the proposed budget.
