BERLIN — Presenting the school board’s proposed 2021-2022 school district’s budget to the city council Thursday night, Superintendent of Schools Julie King described it as “fluid” with uncertain state education funding and an ongoing pandemic.
King said the general fund request, including capital improvement items, totals $20.5 million, an increase of $1.29 million or 6.7 percent over the current budget. Anticipated revenues are $11.7 million, down $2.1 million from the current budget.
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