Smyth schools float $60M budget plan Linda Burchette | Smyth County News & Messenger May 3, 2022 May 3, 2022 Updated May 17, 2023 0 Graphs courtesy the Smyth County School Board Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Linda Burchette | Smyth County News & Messenger Smyth County Schools is looking at an increase of about $5.5 million in next year’s budget, up from $54,455,787 to a proposed $59,940,121.kAm~7 4@FCD6[ E96 AC@A@D65 3F586E 7@C u:D42= *62C ab H:== ?@ 5@F3E 492?86 @?46 E96 DE2E6 3F586E :D 25@AE65] (96? E92E H:== E2<6 A=246 C6>2:?D FA :? E96 2:C]k^AmkAm$FA6C:?E6?56?E s6??:D r2CE6C 2?5 E96 $>JE9 r@F?EJ $49@@= q@2C5 2C6 2?I:@FD=J 2H2:E:?8 2 DE2E6 3F586E E92E H:== E6== E96> 9@H >F49 >@?6J E96 D49@@=D 2C6 86EE:?8 7C@> E96 DE2E6 ?6IE J62C] qFE 3642FD6 E96 4@F?EJ ?665D 2 AC@A@D65 D49@@= 3F586E E@ :?4=F56 :? :ED a_aa\ab 3F586E[ 2 5C27E 925 E@ 36 2AAC@G65] {@42=:E:6D 2C6 C6BF:C65 E@ 92G6 E96:C 3F586ED :? 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