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THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2017 Swampscott plugs school spending gap By Gayla Cawley School of cials struggled to achieve a free half-day program. ers’ union, which has rejected a proposed ITEM STAFF balanced budget, and initially faced a Superintendent Pamela Angelakis contract, and is potentially seeking high- $1.722 million spending gap. and other school of cials spent part of er raises. SWAMPSCOTT — After months of Of cials were able to reduce the gap to their public budget discussions lobby- Their lobbying was answered, as the scrambling to bridge a signi cant spend- $275,000, a gure they had been working ing town of cials for more than the pro- Board of Selectmen approved a $67.63 ing gap, and with the help of an 11th with for weeks, after $726,000 in salary jected $750,000 increase in town allo- million town budget last week, opting hour increase in town allocation, the reductions and $721,000 in expense re- cation, arguing that the gure wouldn’t to allocate an additional $200,000 to the School Committee approved a balanced ductions. Still faced with a substantial even cover their anticipated salary in- schools, or a $950,000 increase over last $30.41 million FY18 budget Wednesday gap to ll, the option of eliminating free creases. year. The selectmen approved allocating night. full-day kindergarten was oated, much The school committee is currently in $28,197,500 to the schools. The FY18 budget represents a 2.2 per- to the ire of many parents in town. A tu- contract negotiations with the Swamp- cent change over last year’s amount.
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