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SEPTEMBER 3, 2014
Vol. 6 No. 40
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School Board reviews final 2014-15 budget Budget includes estimated revenue of $62.3 million, expenditures of $64.3 million
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BOTTOM: Head brewer Doug Stoffer, right, and assistant brewer Mike Kristin pose with medals the brewery took home during the Pro Brewer Competition at the Midwest Brewers Festival. TOP: Urban Legend’s Cooper’s ParachuteWest Coast IPA, The Creature- Imperial Black IPA, Scylla’s Grasp-Mosaic Pale Ale, Elizabeth-Red Ale and You Big Dummy-Imperial Red. The Skylla’s GraspMosaic and the Creature- Imperial Black took second and third place, respectively, in different categories at the Pro Brewer Competition.
The Downers Grove School District 58 Board of Education reviewed the final 201415 budget during a special meeting and budget workshop Monday, Aug. 25. District Controller James Popernik reported that the final 2014-15 budget includes an estimated $62.3 million in revenue and $64.3 million in expenditures. One-time capital projects generated by a life safety bonds sale account for the slight difference. “The district is solid financially but there will always be needs, so we must monitor our money and prioritize projects,” Popernik said. One-time capital projects funded this summer’s facility renovations includes a new fire alarm systems at nine schools, and new kitchen fire doors at Herrick and O’Neill middle schools. The district also installed replacement rooftop HVAC units at Belle Aire, El Sierra, Henry Puffer and Herrick schools, and new boilers at Henry Puffer School. A new gym ventilation unit and three new classroom >> see budget | page 8