NEWPORT — Residents at a public hearing on a proposed $24.76 million budget told the School Board in no uncertain terms it must find some cuts and substantially reduce the projected school tax rate increase.
As proposed, the budget would be a 12% increase from this year, would add $4.05 per $1,000 of assessed valuation to the school rate, bringing it to $18.92 per $1,000, SAU 43 Business Administrator Kate O’Connor said.
The …
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