River study looks to identify flood risks. See page 2. FORUM
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D.202, support staff reach tentative agreement
East shuts out Joliet Central
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District 202 OKs tentative spending plan School officials expect nearly $6 million in surplus By Marney simon emterprise staff
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The riverfront park in Plainfield offers more than 40 acres and a small building with a kitchen and restroom facilities. The village will consider a new process to rent out the area to larger scale events. The building serves as office and storage space for the Riverfront Foundation.
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Plainfield School District 202 has a healthy budget on its hands for the 2016-17 school year, with an anticipated $5.9 million operating surplus expected at year’s end. That number is $3.7 million more than what was originally anticipated last month, based on updated state budget information. The District 202 Board of Education approved this year’s tentative budget during its regular monthly meeting on Aug. 22. The operating budget was first presented in July, when a preliminary report showed revenues exceeding anticipated operating expenses by $2.2 million. The operating budget included education, operations and maintenance, transportation, IMRF/Social Security, working cash, and tort funds. It also covers daily costs to run the district, including salaries and benefits, which take up more than three-quarters of the total operating budget. District 202 makes its budget projects by prorating state funding at 85 percent of expected reimbursable expenses. The process of prorating – estimating the budget at a percentage less than actually
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