LEWISTON – The Lewiston School Committee voted Monday to trim more than $53,000 from the school budget it approved in March.
The school system will save the money by cutting about $23,200 in building and equipment repairs or purchases and just over $10,100 in printers and other computer hardware. It also cut $5,000 in a salary reserve account, which was set aside because two unions are negotiating new contracts, and about $7,500 for busing for sports, which will be saved under the system’s new contract with Hudson Bus Lines.
The Lewiston School Committee had approved the $39 million budget for 2005-06 in March. At the time, officials used Maine Department of Education estimates to calculate state aid. It recently learned that actual state aid would be about $53,000 less than expected.
The school budget still must be approved by the City Council. It will hold a public hearing and vote on both the school and city budgets at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, at Lewiston City Hall. The City Council has the power to take money from the budget, but only the School Committee can decide which items to cut.
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