School board approves $15.6 million budget

[$15.6 million budget]

School board approves $15.6 million budget

The Board of Education approved a $15.6 million proposed budget for the 2005-2006 school year that could mean a slight decrease in school taxes if approved by voters.

The proposed budget includes a 1.1-cent tax rate decrease from last year's budget, even though overall spending is slated to increase 16 percent. The proposed operating budget for 2005-2006 is $13 million, $1.6 million will go to capital projects and the district will make $823,731 in debt payments. The district also received approximately $1.3 million in state aid for the 2005-2006 school year.

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