OV finalizes plans for Whiting, Leicester schools

OV finalizes plans for Whiting, Leicester schools

BRANDON — “Time to make hard choices” became the unofficial refrain of the first Otter Valley Unified Union school board meeting of 2026. Director of Business & Finance Brenda Fleming at the Tuesday gathering presented a revised budget for fiscal year 2027 that represents a 2.93% spending increase, down from the projected 3.49% increase put forward in December. The reduction of some $154,042 from the prior budget draft arose through deliberation…