A majority of the Augusta City Council agreed Tuesday to cut more than $3 million from the school department’s proposed budget, forcing the potential elimination of 20 positions, including teachers and education technicians.
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Augusta advances $6.6M in budget cuts, gutting city and school services
The cuts to the proposed budget were necessary, a majority of councilors said, to minimize the impact of an ongoing property revaluation on the city’s aging and economically disadvantaged population.