3rd time the charm for South Burlington school budget

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A big-ticket item on the ballot in South Burlington on Tuesday was the school budget.

And the third time was the charm. The budget passed this time with 53.4% of voters saying yes.

This was the third time the school board has put it on a ballot. Last month, the board approved a $52 million budget-- an increase of $785,000 from last year’s budget.

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