Everett City Council School Budget Hearing
Wednesday May 14, 2025
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170.25 JOHN170.25 BURLEY170.25 -170.25 CITY170.25 OF170.25 EVERETT170.25 -170.25 This170.25 is172.41 the172.56 Everett172.64 city172.88 council173.2 budget173.6 meeting,173.92 May174.25 14,175.2 2025.175.76 We're175.76 back175.92 in176.08 session176.25 at176.64 6:35.178.64 This178.64 is178.88 the180.25 FY180.25 26180.25 school181.44 budget181.84 presentation.182.32
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