Freeport Residents Pass School Budget

Voters in the Freeport School District went to the polls Tuesday and approved the school budget.

The $175 million budget is a $4.9 million increase over the current year's spending plan of $170.1 million. Voters approved the budget 812 to 180. Due to a significant increase in state aid, the tax levy to finance the budget is actually decreasing very slightly from $87.1 million to $87 million.

Voters also cast their ballot for the establishment of a capital reserve fund that will help fund improvements throughout the district. That also passed, 783 to 164.

Voters also cast their ballots for Board of Education Trustees.Ronald J. Ellerbe and Vilma I. Lancaster ran unopposed, and received 810 and 801 votes, respectively.

Photo: Freeport School District