JBC may assist with $476,366 of MSD’s funding shortfall

MEEKER I On Jan. 28, the Colorado State Legislature’s Joint Budget Committee (JBC) refined its decision to cover mid-year shortfalls for three rural school districts in the state, including Meeker, DeBeque and Pawnee.
Under the JBC measure, Meeker would receive $476,366, possibly as soon as June. The measure was passed unanimously by the JBC, but will still have to be approved by the Legislature and the governor.
The shortfalls are the consequences of declining local…