WOLCOTT – On May 20, the Wolcott school budget passed with 165 voting yes, 158 against.
For a second straight year, the town of Wolcott defeated the budget once on town meeting day, and once again in April.
Residents first rejected the proposed $6.3 million budget, March 3, by a vote of 143 to 108, and the school board responded by warning the same version of the budget, however with a lower estimated property tax rate.
The approved budget results in per pupil education spending of $14,229.49, which is 6.07% higher than per pupil education spending for the current year.
To secure passage on the third attempt, the school board cut approximately $65,000 from its previous proposal, which necessitated eliminating a full-time behavior specialist position at Wolcott Elementary.
