An In-Depth Look At the Northfield Public Schools Budget Reductions

In January, Northfield Public Schools released their annual financial forecast which called for $6 million in spending cuts in the next year. In the last two weeks, the district has since released its recommendations for the reductions.

KYMN’s Logan Wells, talks with Superintendent of Schools Dr. Matt Hillmann, Director of Finance Val Mertesdorf, and School Board member & Treasurer Ben Miller. The first half of the show focuses on how we got here, and the rest of the show focuses on the budget recommendations.

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