New Bus Contract Could Be Source of School Budget Savings
The bus contract for the Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District ends this year, and a new contract could possible save money in the dfiscal 2014 budget.
The $700,000 that the Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District spends on buses each year may be an area of possible savings in the fiscal 2014 budget, several School Committee members said on Thursday. The School Committee has been reviewing an initial version of a $29.1 million fiscal 2014 budget based on a level services that has spending up by $247,800, but a forecasted drop in revenue by $2.08 million could mean that a level service budget could require a 10 percent increase in contribution from the towns. The district did receive $251,000 this year in state transportation funding because it is a regional school district. The budget is planned to include the same state funding in fiscal 2014. Next year's budget calls for spending $715,…
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Charlotte Lidrbauch
11:25 am on Friday, December 14, 2012
Please remember that we have over 100 Choice students at the high school, all of which must be driven to/from school, as they are from other towns. more ›