Burlington School Board considers using surplus to buy down tax rate

Burlington School Superintendent Yaw Obeng addresses reporters alongside members of the school board. Photo by Morgan True / VTDiggerBURLINGTON — The Burlington School Board presented preliminary budget figures Tuesday night that show the education property tax in the city could jump 10 percent.
The 90-minute budget presentation at Hunt Middle School in the city’s New North End came a day after district officials presented early spending figures to the Burlington City Council. A stan