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Don t miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. TOWNSHEND â A former West River Education District Board member who was appointed to take over for one year of a three-year term not filled during an election in March looks forward to a long-term planning process just getting underway. Drew Hazelton, of Jamaica, said he thinks the West River Valleyâs educational system is at a point where important decisions are going to affect future students and citizens. âComing out of the end of this pandemic, I think thereâs many lessons that have been learned with some opportunities to grow and to create an educational environment for our kids that will really craft what our communities look like over the next generation,â said at the board meeting held remotely April 12. âI think I can offer some input into those discussions and Iâd be glad to be back as part of the group making those decisions.â ....
Don t miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. TOWNSHEND â Minimizing the impact on tax bills by cutting back on administrative costs and applying reserve funds, the West River Education District unanimously approved a $12,115,000 budget for fiscal year 2022. The budget, which will be decided by voters via ballot March 24, represents a 0.66 percent or $80,000 increase over the prior fiscal year. At a school board meeting held remotely Tuesday, Board Vice Chairman Joe Winrich said the budget committee discussed how to cut $500,000 from the budget to avoid tax rate increases, but felt uncomfortable proposing a reduction of workforce without discussing it with the board. The committee recommended using $300,000 from fund balance or reserves and committed to discussing how schools might be restructured to make them more affordable. ....