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Building upkeep’s budget rose 96% from FY2023 to FY2026; what it spent rose 37%.
Upkeep budget and spending, by year
SpentOriginal budget
Spent
Original budget
FY2023
$348,533
$332,016
FY2024
$391,355
$406,910
FY2025
$515,876
$517,358
FY2026
$476,979
$652,033
General fund department 300, non-salary accounts in DESE functions 4000–4999 except utilities. FY2026 is before its close.
1 · The facts
$332,016
original budget, FY2023
$652,033
original budget, FY2026
$348,533
spent, FY2023
$476,979
spent, FY2026, before the close
$134,675
more budget in FY2026 than FY2025
$38,896
less spent in FY2026 than FY2025
$195,934
left unspent, FY2026
$130,599
of it on the lines the book raised
$18,070
still on order, FY2026
$283,300
same payees, capital funds, FY2025
$818,207
same payees, capital funds, FY2026
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the basis for each FY2026 increase
not published
2 · What it shows
1
The original budget went from $332,016 to $652,033; spending from $348,533 to $476,979.
2
In FY2026 the budget rose $134,675 and spending fell $38,896.
3
$130,599 of FY2026’s $195,934 left sits on the lines the book raised for FY2026.
4
The same payees were paid $818,207 from capital funds in FY2026, against $283,300 in FY2025.
Building upkeep, line by line
Book, FY2025not from the books
Book, FY2026not from the books
Increasenot from the books
Ledger budget
Spent
Left
Maint. of Buildings/Contracted Services
$225,643
▲rose, $257,000
14%
$257,000
$203,783
$75,660
Maint. of Bldg Supplies/System
$80,000
$80,000
0%
$80,000
$51,534
$19,549
Emergency Expenditures
$10,000
▲rose, $30,000
200%
$30,000
$9,000
$21,000
Networking Contracted Service
$21,832
▲rose, $72,158
231%
$72,158
$53,518
$18,565
Maint. of Grounds/Contrctd Serv
$26,900
▲rose, $59,000
119%
$21,730
$34,336
$3,992
Maint of Grounds Supplies/System
$20,695
$21,730
5%
$59,000
$38,555
$11,382
The book’s figures as printed; the ledger’s original budget on the account each line is set on. The two grounds lines are held the other way round. ▲ ▼ mark a change of $10,000 or more.