Meeker school board approves 2017-18 budget

MEEKER | The Meeker Board of Education last week approved a $7.2 million budget for the fiscal year 2017-2018. This amount includes a projected budget deficit of about $431,000, which will be taken out of the district’s reserve. It has been projected that this kind of deficit spending could occur for another three years without considerably pressing district cash flow.
The approved budget incorporates a number of significant changes including a 1.5 percent cost of…