CONWAY — Brace yourself for an increase, and possibly a significant one.
That was the message when the Conway School Board got its first look at the proposed 2021-22 budget on Monday. The first draft of the budget reflects a $2.1 million increase over last year, or just shy of a 6 percent jump, and this doesn’t take into account any warrant articles, including possibly more than $1 million to replace all of the windows at Kennett High School.
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