CONWAY — An attempt to trim the proposed 2022-23 school operating budget by $418,000, or 1 percent, fell short at the deliberative portion of the annual Conway School District Meeting in Loynd Auditorium at Kennett High School on Monday night. The attempted budget cut failed by ballot vote 60-24.
The budget will be decreased by $316,371 if voters approve a three-year labor agreement with the Conway Education Support Personnel union when they go to the polls April 12.
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