WAYNESBORO, Pa. -- The Waynesboro Area School Board on Monday pared $232,000 from its 2009-10 budget, informally choosing to reduce the amount of money dedicated to small repairs at buildings.
The board met for a budget workshop and started the evening with a $784,561 anticipated deficit. Members in attendance agreed to cut in half the amount set aside in the account that includes the computer network, vehicles, and smaller "capital projects" like broken doorknobs and light fixtures.
Board members also identified areas in which they want to receive more information from the administration -- obligations in the capital projects account, possible retirements of teacher aides and clarification within the athletic budget.
The board talked extensively about the unclear information concerning how much stimulus money will be received and how it can be spent. Business Administrator Caroline Dean said $850,000 is in limbo.