CANYON CITY — The Grant School district approved a $20.7 million balanced budget for the upcoming 2024-25 fiscal year at their first budget committee meeting on Tuesday, May 28 at the Grant School District office in Canyon City.
The 2024-25 budget is just over $3.6 million shy of last year’s budget of $24,389,459.
The $3.6 million difference between this year’s and last year’s budget can be attributed to a few factors. First and most apparent, the district’s revenue from federal sources fell from $2.08 million during the 2023-24 fiscal year to just over $785,000 in the proposed 2024-25 budget.
Capital outlay, was also down from the 2023-24 figure of $6,724,625 to $4,342,957 in this year’s proposed budget.
Some costs did rise however, including support services for full-time equivalent district employees, which rose from just over $4.9 million last year to $5.84 million in this year’s proposed budget. The district is anticipating a total
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The district has embarked on an extensive project campaign that will see everything from the heating, ventilation and cooling system (HVAC) at Grant Union Jr./Sr. High School to building access and security within the district upgraded to modern standards. There are currently 13 projects totaling just under $7.5 million in various stages of completion currently underway throughout the district.
Funding for the projects comes from a variety of sources. One source is a Business Oregon Seismic Grant that is being used for the second phase of seismic upgrades at Humbolt Elementary.
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