Barre Unified Union School District fails to finalize budget for next year [Video]

TIME IS UP FOR VERMONT SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO SUBMIT THEIR BUDGETS FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. IT’S BEEN A LONG ROAD FOR MANY TO REVISE THEIR PROPOSALS… AND FIND A COMMON GROUND WITH VOTERS — FACING STEEP TAX HIKES. NOW…JUST ONE DISTRICT IS LEFT WITHOUT AN APPROVED PLAN…TO SUBMIT TO THE AGENCY OF EDUCATION. NBC5S ANNA GUBER HAS MORE ON THE áNEXT STEPS FOR THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY IN BARRE. AT THIS POINT THE BARRE UNION UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL HAVE TO BORROW MONEY FROM THE STATE… WHILE THEY WORK TO COME UP WITH A 4TH BUDGET PROPOSAL TO BRING TO VOTERS. THE MOST RECENT PROPOSAL WAS SHOT DOWN IN JUNE…AT 57 MILLION DOLLARS. NEARLY 2 MILLION DOLLARS LESS THAN THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL. BUT VOTERS FEEL THE TAX INCREASE THEY’LL FACE IS STILL TOO HIGH. SO FOR NOW DISTRICT LEADERS TELL ME THEY’LL REVISIT PLACES THEY CAN MAKE MORE CUTS… AND …