Claremont School Board votes 4-3 to recommend budget that avoids tax increase

By: Patrick O'Grady

Outlets: Valley News

Published: January 23, 2026

Words: 791

Last Updated: 4 days, 23 hours ago

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CLAREMONT — After cutting $1.6 million from its original proposal, the School Board voted 4-3 to recommend a $42.9 million budget to voters at the Feb. 7 deliberative session.

The budget, referred to as the “align” model, would make the two elementary schools grade specific and bring spending down about 0.5% below the current budget of $43.1 million, likely avoiding an increase in the school tax rate.

The adopted budget would make one elementary school, …

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