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Weast asks for $82 million more for Montgomery schools

By Brian Hughes
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Montgomery County Schools Superintendent Jerry Weast announced his $2.16 billion operating budget for next fiscal year Wednesday, asking county officials to fork over an additional $82 million — a request already being dismissed as impossible for the cash-strapped suburb to meet.

“This budget has no new bells, no new whistles,” Weast said. “This is just a straight ‘maintenance of effort’ budget. To go below that would be a grave mistake.”

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