USD 257 Board of Education members are nearer to locking in cuts to the district’s 2010-11 budget to deal with a revenue shortfall expected to be $415,000.
The district will lose $261,000 in state aid because of declining enrollment said Dr. Craig Neuenswander, superintendent of schools. He also predicted costs for fuel, utilities, other consumables and insurance premiums would increase by $154,000.
Neuenswander outlined cuts that might be made and if all were exercised would total $553,000. That would give the district a balance of $138,000 in a budget for general…
