The Blue Mountain Community College Board of Education finalized a series of budget cuts at a Wednesday, June 16, meeting, affirming an anticipated round of layoffs. But the college’s faculty union continues pushing to restore some of the positions. Board Chair Jane Hill called the meeting a “momentous occasion” because it was the first time the majority of the board was able to meet in person for more than a year following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. One of their first orders of business was passing a $44.2 million budget that codified a nearly 3% cut to the general fund, including seven layoffs.
