Windham School Board Trims $582,000 from Proposed Budget

In an effort to avoid a second-straight year of budget rejection by voters, the Windham School Board has cut more than $582,000 from an allocation that was already fiscally conservative.

This week, school board members approved, by a 4-1 vote, a $45.7 million budget to present to voters in March, according to the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune, which reported that seven new proposed positions were cut to trim the budget to a reasonable increase.

Should the budget be supported by voters, the school portion to the Windham tax rate would increase 35 cents, from $23.60 to $23.95 per $1,000 assessed valuation or from $7,080 to $7,185 on a $300,000 Windham home.

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