Ruais Seeks 'Balance' as School Board Pushes to Break Tax Cap

Ruais Seeks 'Balance' as School Board Pushes to Break Tax Cap

Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais is determined to find a middle ground on the proposed $235 million school budget as the Board of School Committee pushes for as much as $265 million. For Ruais, that middle ground must take struggling taxpayers’ concerns into account without setting back the city’s education priorities. “There’s a balance to everything that we do in the city,” Ruais said during Wednesday night’s Board of School Committee meeting. “The …