EDITORIAL: The clock is ticking as Lakeland leadership avoids tough decisions
The Lakeland School Board finds itself in a crisis of its own making. Following the failure of a $9.52 million supplemental levy, the board appears paralyzed, unable or unwilling to make the difficult decisions necessary to address the issue.
The situation grows more dire with each passing day. The board must finalize a budget that accounts for this massive shortfall, yet after a marathon four-hour meeting last week, they managed to identify cuts amounting to only two-thirds of the required amount.
The administration team has repeatedly asked for direction from the board to develop a comprehensive budget plan. Instead of providing that guidance, board members continue to ask administrators to present a budget — creating a circular pattern of inaction that serves no one. Even more concerning, a formal budget presentation prepared by the administration team was pushed aside at a board meeting last week, never receiving the attention it deserved.
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