Trouble ahead

Education cuts could cause budget crisis for recreation district

 

CLEARMONT — School districts aren’t alone in planning for the potential crunch of projected budget cuts at the state level, with the Clear Creek Recreation District possibly also finding itself caught in the financial wake of such revenue reductions.

Earlier this year, the Wyoming Legislature failed to reach a compromise on a package of education-related cuts that could have totaled as much as $300 million. That allowed school districts, like Sheridan County School District 3, to at least temporarily stave off deep reductions when planning for the upcoming 2021-22 school year.

However, SCSD3 outgoing Superintendent Charles Auzqui has warned members of the district board of trustees, as well as recreation district officials, that reductions may still occur as state lawmakers prepare for the next two-year budget cycle.

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