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The Greencastle-Antrim School Board is scheduled to decide next week how to close the $867,157 gap between revenues and expenditures in the 2021-22 budget.
The board is expected to approve the final budget during a meeting beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 17, in the high school library. Members of the public can attend the meeting in person and it also can be viewed on YouTube, accessible from the school district website.
The finance committee is recommending a 2.5% property tax increase and taking $250,000 from capital reserves to make up most of the difference between $44,272,428 in projected revenues and $45,139,585 in projected expenditures, according to committee member Tracy Baer.
The board voted 7-2 in favor of Hanks recommendation.
Board member Tracy Baer, who voted no along with Lindsey Mowen, said she thinks the competency-based calendar is moving in a good direction, but she s not sure the kids, parents, community and teaching staff are ready for it year.
After a year of COVID-19, she feels they just want to go back to normal and are tired of change.
Virtual Wednesdays are one change that was in the cross-hairs of many parents who responded to a survey about how the district is doing after its latest drop anchor day in February.
A number of seats on boards representing the Greencastle-Antrim community are up for election this year.
People interested in running for any of the posts can request a candidates packet from the Franklin County Commissioners.
Nominating petitions need to be returned to the commissioners office by 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, for names to be included on the ballot in the May 18 primary election, which will narrow the field for the general election on Nov. 2.
This year s election covers more than half of the seats on the nine-member Greencastle-Antrim School Board. This includes four-year positions currently held by Pat Fridgen, Lindsey Mowen, Mark Chimel and Scott Hart, as well as a two-year seat filled by Charles Ford.