EDITORIAL: The clock is ticking as Lakeland leadership avoids tough decisions
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January 10, 2025 1:00 AM
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.
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