Dear Editor

Griffin Angus’s article “Milton Public Schools to Restructure Administration for 2025 26” was very impressive, especially his information about the budget. But most conversations on the budget have revolved around what led to it, and a more important focus is the consequences of the budget deficit.

The question on most people's minds is how this will affect our school district in the future if the town votes on an override. An override, in this case, means the taxes will increase for every household in Milton and the tax revenue would cover the deficit for the school budget. If the override does not pass, the whole district will need to cut a lot of spending. This means there might not be as many clubs available, and sports teams might not have freshman or JV teams, only Varsity. Also, there might not be as many theatre productions, and they might have to cut some new teacher positionsin the district–not because they are bad teachers but because the district can’t afford their salaries. I hope the clubs, sports, and education will not be drastically affected next year or in the years to come because Milton High School is known for its great education system, sports teams that win us a lot of titles, and clubs that bring students together. Students come into our school yearly because the education is great, and our sports teams are title holders. So, in the future, the district needs to make a thorough, long-term plan to make sure we will not be in this mess again. A long-term plan is important to maintain the quality of our education and extracurricular activities.

The Milton community comes together to watch sports events and theatre productions, and they send their kids to Milton schools because the education is top-notch. It would be terrible to take these things that bring the community together.