Here’s the perspective in Ark City.
“The newest cuts have left USD 470 approximately $174,000 shy of its previous budget numbers for the 2014-15 school year, school board members learned at their regular meeting.
“While the school district has $180,000 in contingency funds, district Superintendent Ron Ballard said he is hesitant to use those funds because the district might need that money well into the next school year.
“If it is passed, an additional bill, SB 71, could cost USD 470 yet another $126,000 in funding, Ballard indicated.”