BET Budget Panel Presses Greenwich Schools On Transportation, Pool Costs
Other Committee · Meeting of February 5, 2026
Greenwich BET panel presses schools on bus, pool costs in day-two budget hearing. Superintendent Dr. Tony Jones and finance staff Ben Brandon and Patrick Lie walked the Board of Estimate and Taxation's Budget Committee through a $3.66 million year-over-year salary increase and a transportation budget that has grown to $15.4 million, up 18 percent, after the district switched bus vendors to DACO last year following a threatened December walkout.
Brandon said the district has scouted "close to 50 locations throughout the region" for bus parking. Members also learned the state is expected to underfund Greenwich's special education excess-cost grant by about $781,000, and that a $4 million high school pool renovation is paused for a redesign combining it with new tennis courts and a driveway project. The schools' 2026-27 budget carries the Board of Education's 7-1 endorsement.
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Source: the Other Committee meeting of February 5, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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