BERLIN — Based upon a number of factors, Berlin Schools Superintendent Julie King recommended lowering the district’s original budget request by $607,205.97 for a total request of $21,215,920 during the public hearing on the budget Thursday.
The district’s request coming into the hearing was $21,823,126, which was just under $1.6 million more than the $20,348,378 appropriated for the current school year, or a roughly 8 percent increase.
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