Council approves budgets for schools, regional airport

Meg Hibbert, Contributing writer At the April 27 meeting, Salem City Council unanimously approved Salem Schools’ 2027 fiscal budget, as well as budgets for the Roanoke Regional Airport Commission and Roanoke Valley Resource Authority. Salem School Board Chairman Andy Raines presented the proposed $71,080-million budget that includes $64,800-million in the main budget, $3 million in grants and $2.17-million in the cafeteria budget. “Revisions may have to be made after the state budget is adopted,” Raines said. He pointed out the Salem school budget includes a 4.5-percent raise for teachers and administrators and a 7-percent raise for support staff. Raines said...

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